WINNIPEG – Firefighters were called to two different apartment buildings last night. The first call came in around seven o’clock to the 300 block of Cumberland Avenue where clothes in a dryer caught on fire. Before that situation was wrapped up, crews headed for the 200 block of Goulet Street. The fire there was caused…
4 HOUSE FIRES
WINNIPEG – Crews have been busy battling four house fires since late last night. The first happened just before 11:30 last night in the 600 block of Agnes Street. It was followed by blazes on Alfred Avenue, Disraeli Street and Harbison Avenue. No one was hurt and there are no damage estimates yet but we…
NEW EQUIPMENT USED ON GRASS FIRE
WINNIPEG – Firefighters battled a grass fire last night near Fermor Avenue and Plessis Road. Grass littered with railway debris burned for a couple hours. New wildland fire apparatus was used to bring the flames under control and protect nearby businesses and structures. No one was hurt. It’s believed the blaze was started by a…
2 EARLY MORNING FIRES
WINNIPEG – A busy early morning began for firefighters on Provencher Boulevard just after 2:30 when they were called to a commercial building in the 100 block. No one was hurt but it looks like the cause was an electrical malfunction. No damage estimate yet. Then, shortly after that blaze was under control, just before…
WAREHOUSE FIRE
WINNIPEG – No one was injured in an early morning warehouse fire on Charles Street near Sutherland Avenue. The blaze was spotted by Air 1, the city police helicopter. When crews arrived, the flames were too advanced to allow firefighters into the building so it became a defensive attack with aerial ladders. The chopper and…
SARGENT APARTMENT FIRE
Two people were taken to hospital early this morning after a four storey apartment block caught fire in the first block of Sargent Avenue. One was is critical condition, the other was stable. Ladder crews also rescued another person from a third floor window. Two Winnipeg Transit buses were brought in to shelter residents who…
Fire on Sutherland Avenue
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to a fire in a multi-family residence on Sutherland Avenue. When crews arrived around 4:28 p.m. on Sunday they encountered smoke coming from the building. Crews launched an offensive attack, declaring the fire under control at 4:44 p.m. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire…
Fire Crews Battle Motel Fire on Pembina Highway
WINNIPEG – Fire crews are on scene at a motel fire in the 1800 block of Pembina Highway that started around 6:00 this morning. Some occupants of the motel self-evacuated and the remaining individuals were evacuated by WFPS crews. No injuries were reported. Crews located and brought one cat to safety. A second cat remains…
Two-Story House Fire on Pritchard Avenue in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – WInnipeg Firefighters battle a blaze at a two-story home on Pritchard Avenue . Officials said that just after 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to a fire in a two-storey home in the 300 block of Pritchard Avenue. When crews arrived smoke and flames were coming from the home. All…
No Injuries in Charleswood Fire
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Firefighters responded quickly to limit damage to a two-storey fourplex in the City. Saturday around 2:45 p.m., the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to the two-storey fourplex Westgrove Way. Crews found smoke coming from one of the units and had the fire under control within an hour. All residents of the complex…