6 people evacuated from Furby Street house fire
Posted August 24, 2024 5:38 pm.
Last Updated August 24, 2024 5:56 pm.
Winnipeg firefighters helped six people evacuate a house fire early Saturday morning.
The six residents of the two-story home on Furby Street near Sargent Avenue were assessed by paramedics but did not need to be hospitalized.
The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service was called at 3:30 a.m., with crews arriving to find smoke and fire coming from the house.
The blaze, which is under investigation, was declared under control at 3:51 a.m.
Later Saturday, at 1:06 p.m., crews were called to put out a fire at a vacant home on Redwood Avenue near Aikins Street.
They fought the fire from the interior and it was declared under control at 1:39 p.m.
That fire is also under investigation.
