Winnipeg townhouse, vacant building catch fire Saturday morning
Fire paramedics respond to blazes on Dufferin Avenue, McGregor Street
Residents of a two-storey Winnipeg townhouse evacuated their homes Saturday morning after a fire caught inside the building.
Winnipeg fire paramedics arrived at the townhouse on Dufferin Avenue between Robinson Street and Main Street at 7:49 a.m. Saturday, the city later said in a statement.
Crews saw smoke coming from inside the building and started attacking the fire. They had it under control at 8:01 a.m.
All residents evacuated from the building, and no injuries were reported, the city said.
About an hour later, fire paramedics responded to a fire in a vacant building on McGregor Street between Mountain Avenue and Cathedral Avenue.
Crews declared the fire control at 9:22 a.m., the city said. They searched the building and found no people inside.
Both fires are being investigated.
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