Early morning fire destroys wooden boat at Inuvik's Boot Lake Park

An early morning fire destroyed a wooden boat at the Boot Lake Park in Inuvik, N.W.T.

The Inuvik fire department was called to the park around 3 a.m. Wednesday to find the boat one of the main features of the park on fire.

Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the blaze before it spread to a nearby treeline, according to a news release from the town's fire chief.

No one was seen at the scene, and no one was injured, states the news release.

The fire chief said the it was a human-caused fire, andRCMP are investigating.

In the meantime the public is being asked to avoid the area immediately surrounding the debris until it is cleared.

Anyone with information about the fire can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.