Back-to-back fires in Winnipeg overnight
Posted November 18, 2024 12:00 pm.
The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) responded to two structure fires overnight.
The first fire was reported on Sunday at 11:45 p.m. in the 300 block of Harbison Avenue West, where a two-storey house suffered smoke, water and fire damage.
Occupants of the home self-evacuated and there were no injuries reported, said WFPS.
A neighbouring house also sustained smoke and water damage from the fire.
The second fire was reported on Monday at 6:04 a.m. at a commercial building in the 1700 block of Sargent Avenue.
Firefighters completed a search of the building and no occupants were found, and no injuries were reported, said WFPS.
Both fires are under investigation.
