close
close

Mondor Festival

News with a Local Lens

Winnipeg fire crews battle four blazes overnight
minsta

Winnipeg fire crews battle four blazes overnight

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service was called to four separate fires in the city overnight.

The first incident happened on McPhillips Street shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday. The fire broke out in a large commercial building in the 2100 block of McPhillips.

The city said the fire started outside and spread to the exterior of the building.

Personnel working inside were able to get out and the fire was under control at 12:28 a.m.

No one was injured in the fire.

Then, at 2 a.m. Friday, a fire was reported at a multi-unit apartment building in the 100 block of St. Anne Road.

The city said smoke was coming from one of the suites and the fire was eventually declared under control at 2:32 a.m.

No one was found inside the building and no one was injured.

The third fire occurred at a home in the 700 block of Alexander Avenue just after 3 a.m.

The city said heavy smoke and flames were coming from the home and crews had to launch a defensive attack to put out the fire.

It took more than three hours to bring the fire under control.

No one was injured, but a nearby home was temporarily evacuated as a precaution.

The city said it believed the house was a total loss.

The latest fire broke out at 4:48 a.m. at a vacant home in the 200 block of Evanson Street.

Crews launched an offensive attack and the fire was under control by 5:28 a.m. No one was found inside the building and no one was injured.

The city said each fire is under investigation.