After a full week of being open to the public, the new Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs facility was evacuated Monday afternoon after a fire broke out.

On its Facebook page, the facility wrote, “Today there was a fire in one of buildings. It is now out, the firefighters have dealt with it. No one was hurt.

“The majority of our business/buildings are OK. If you have made a reservation for the next week, we will be in contact with you soon.

“Please give us a few days to organize ourselves and we will rebook or refund everyone. We will resume operations soon. Thank you for understanding.”

The fire happened at about 3 p.m. Guests were removed from the facility as a precaution after smoke was detected emanating from one of the buildings.

The facility is outside city limits, but the Whitehorse Fire Department was called in to provide mutual aid, Chief Jason Everitt told the Star this morning.

“Our role was fairly minimal,” he said. “We were primarily providing tanker services.”

The Hootalinqua Fire Department, headquarted off the Mayo Road, was the first on the scene, and called for further support before long.

Eclipse president Garry Umbrich spoke to the Star this morning.

The Yukon Fire Marshal was on the scene and inspecting the damage, Umbrich said. He had just been on the phone to his insurance company, explaining the situation.

Until the fire marshal’s office completes the inspection, he said, he won’t speculate on the cause of the blaze.

It started in the attic of the main spa building housing the sauna facilities, Umbrich said.

There was initially no sign of smoke, but the fire alarm went off.

The building’s safety features kept the fire contained, he said.

“I would call it a minor catastrophe.”

There was no imminent threat to the guests.

They were allowed back in to their lockers to retrieve their belongings once it was clear the fire was contained.

They were then directed to muster points under the facility’s evacuation plan.

It did take “many hours” to extinguish the fire, Umbrich said.

He said the hot springs portion of the facility was untouched by the fire.

The facility should re-open within a week, Umbrich said, with the basic hot springs and pools ready for visitors. No spa services will be available.

Monday marked the eighth day the resort had been open after the multi-year, multimillion-dollar redeveopment project.

Attendance so far had been good, Umbrich said, with reservation-only bookings.

The new development was constructed on the site of the former Takhini Hot Springs.