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Charred material was all that remained of a structure at a homeless encampment in uptown Saint John Thursday morning. Image; Bryan Tait/Acadia Broadcasting

Fire destroys structure at homeless encampment

By Bryan Tait Oct 9, 2025 | 1:33 PM

No one was injured after a fire at a homeless encampment Thursday morning.

Fire crews responded to a call on Garden Street in the city’s uptown.

A makeshift structure was destroyed, but a statement from the City of Saint John said no was in the encampment at the time of the fire.

Two trucks and a platoon chief responded to the call.

The encampment is located inside one of the new Red Zones implemented recently under the city’s Housing for All strategy.