Winnipeg Fire

WINNIPEG - The Fire Paramedic Service is urging people to take steps to prevent grass and brush fires in Winnipeg after crews responded to a kilometre-long blaze Saturday morning at Symington Yard. It is believed the fire was caused by a moving train with a faulty spark arrestor. The fire were extinguished quickly and no…

WINNIPEG - Two firefighters were hurt while battling a Winnipeg house fire. Their injuries did not require hospitalization. The blaze in Transcona late Saturday afternoon also killed two cats which belonged to the family living in the home. When crews arrived at the bungalow about 4:30 p.m., there was heavy smoke pouring out of the…

WINNIPEG - A large fire Saturday morning on Main Street in Winnipeg halted traffic in both directions for most of the day. Crews, including an aerial ladder, were called to the blaze in the 800 block of Main just before 7:30 a.m. Everyone living in the two story mixed-use building was able to get out…

WINNIPEG - Three firefighters were hurt battling a large commercial blaze in downtown Winnipeg on Saturday morning. They were transported to hospital with minor injuries in stable condition. The flames began about 2 a.m. at 843 Main Street but quickly spread to at least two other structures. More than a dozen people in nearby homes…

WINNIPEG - Firefighters put out a blaze on Furby Street early this morning. Crews were called to an apartment building just before four o’clock. The flames were extinguished within an hour. A Winnipeg Transit bus was brought in for residents who were forced from their homes. Temporary housing was found for five people. The cause…

WINNIPEG - There's been another fire at a Winnipeg Homeless encampment, the second in just over a week. Firefighters responded to the scene on Higgins Street at about 8:20 on Monday morning. Despite heavy smoke and flames and damage to some temporary structures, no one was injured. There was also minor damage to the exterior…

WINNIPEG - A man is dead and a woman was treated for smoke inhalation after a house fire on Logan Avenue early Sunday morning. Police spotted the blaze in the 700 block of Logan and officers went into the home with a K9 unit before firefighters arrived. They rescued the 69 year old woman but…

WINNIPEG - Firefighters carried a person to safety from a burning home in Winnipeg on the weekend. Two people had already escaped the blaze when crews arrived at the scene on Pritchard Avenue early Sunday morning but bystanders reported one person still trapped in the house. The person was located by firefighters, carried outside to…

WINNIPEG - Firefighters have saved five people from a house fire on Stella Avenue in Winnipeg on Tuesday. Crews were called to the three storey home at about 8:30 a.m. The five residents were trapped by fire and smoke on an upper floor but a ladder was used to get them to safety. All of…

WINNIPEG - A firefighter was injured in a garage fire in Winnipeg on Sunday. The flames spread from the garage to a vacant house and then a vehicle on Sherbrook Street north of Portage Avenue. The firefighter was taken to hospital in stable condition. There was also a fire on Saturday at an apartment building…

WINNIPEG - A man was taken to hospital in stable condition after a fire on Sunday at a River Heights apartment building. Crews were called to the two storey building on Renfrew Street just north of Academy Road at about 10 a.m. The injured man was a passerby who went in looking for people in…

WINNIPEG - A house fire on Maryland Street in Winnipeg on Friday was likely caused by a cigarette. Firefighters declared the blaze under control in about 15 minutes. No one was injured and there's no damage estimate yet. There was also a fire on Magnus Avenue on Thursday. It began in a garage behind a…

WINNIPEG - Firefighters pulled two pets from a weekend house fire. Crews were called to the home in the 800 block of Laxdal Road in Charleswood just after 7 a.m. on Saturday. The blaze was declared under control after about two hours. The lone resident who escaped the flames on their own was reunited with…

WINNIPEG - Three firefighters were injured in a house fire on Tuesday morning in the 300 block of College Avenue in Winnipeg. One of them was unstable when transported to hospital, while the other two were taken in stable condition. The blaze spread to a neighbouring property which was also evacuated. As well, crews cleared…

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service dealt with multiple fires on the weekend. Early Sunday morning, police helicopter AIR1 called in a house fire in the 200 block of Pritchard Avenue. There were no occupants so no one was injured. Damage was significant but there's no estimate yet. The cause is under investigation. There…