WINNIPEG – Fire crews responded to a fire in a vacant two-storey house on Pritchard Avenue early this morning. The fire took over an hour to get under control and one fire-fighter was injured. He was assessed by paramedics on scene but did not require transport to the hospital. Crews searched the interior of the…
Firefighters Battle Three Overnight Fires
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Services responded to a series of fires last night including a multiple vehicles fire outside of a commercial structure that is under investigation. WFPS arrived at the Commercial structure on Dufferin Avenue at about 1:18 A.M. to find a number of vehicles on fire. It was quickly contained and there…
Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service Fight Seven Fires in One Night
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to seven separate fires last night, all within an hour and a half of each other. The first call came in at 2:58 a.m. reporting a fire in the rear of the 500 block of Furby Street. Crews responded and extinguished a rubbish fire. Then at 3:08 a.m.,…
Evicted Woman Sets Apartment on Fire
WINNIPEG – A 30 year-old woman caused $50,000 in structural damage after she set fire to an apartment building that she had been recently evicted from. Emergency personnel responded to the fire just before 10:00 PM. on July 8 and evacuated the building. Fortunately, there were no injuries. Police found the suspect, 30 year-old Talia…
UPDATE – Super 8 Carbon Monoxide Leak Sends 46 Patients to Hospital
UPDATE – The City of Winnipeg has issued the following release regarding the carbon monoxide leak at the Super 8 on Portage Avenue. At 10:19 a.m. the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to an automatic alarm indicating carbon monoxide gas in a hotel in the 3700 block of Portage Avenue. Once on scene, crews detected…
Police Investigating Death of Man who Perished in Suspicious Fire
WINNIPEG – Police are investigating a suspicious death after a fire in a home on Manitoba Avenue took the life of a man in his 60’s. Police and Fire Paramedic personnel responded to a fire on Manitoba Avenue on June 1 at about 10:50 PM. When they arrived, they encountered heavy flames and smoke inside…
WFPS Asks Residents to Help Reduce the Risk of Arson
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) is taking steps to reduce the number of purposely set fires by reminding property owners to identify and reduce their potential fire hazards. In May 2018, there were 64 incendiary and suspicious fires in Winnipeg. If a property is found to have a fire risk, fire fighters…
Man High on Meth Sets Fire to Vehicle While Inside
WINNIPEG – A man high on Methamphetamine removed his clothes and set a vehicle on fire while he was inside. The 26 year-old man set fire to the car on College Avenue and refused to exit as several residents in the area urged him to get out. By the time police arrived, the front seat…
Fire Crews Respond to Three Winnipeg Fires
WINNIPEG -Fire crews were busy today fighting two house fires and a commercial fire starting just after 3:00 this morning. A commercial fire on Dawson Road was quickly extinguished in a shipping area at 3:24 this morning. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation. Just an hour later, crews…
Fire in Taylor Ave Apartment
WINNIPEG – A fire in the 1300 block of Taylor Avenue has caused severe fire, smoke and water damage to a suite on the ninth floor as well as smoke and water damage to several other suites. Fire and Paramedic crews responded to the fire just after 7 this morning and was under control by…