Fire crews respond to two blazes hours apart

Posted January 14, 2025 3:18 pm.
Fire crews responded to two separate blazes in a period of less than four hours on Monday night.
The first happened in the 400 block of Kennedy Street after reports of a fire in a high-rise building at around 8:15 p.m. according to a news release from the Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic Service.
A second alarm was declared due to what officials said in the news release were “high-life hazards” associated with the apartment building.
Crews were able to fight the fire, getting it under control at around 8:48 p.m. with paramedics assessing two patients on scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation and no damage estimate is available.
Crews were then called to a fire in the 500 block of Flora Avenue at around 11:43 p.m. for reports of a house on fire.
Using aerial ladders to attack the blaze, crews were able to extinguish the fire, declaring it under control at roughly 1:07 a.m.
The home sustained significant damage as a result of the blaze and firefighting efforts, but no injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.