The A&W fast food restaurant on Main Street near Inkster Boulevard is a charred shell of a building after flames engulfed the structure around 5:15 pm on Sunday, February 10, 2019.
Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service Chief, John Lane told media that in fires like this grease often accumulates in the roof and cold temperatures make the air denser adding more oxygen to the blaze making it hotter and more intense.
Eighteen pieces of equipment were called
The Salvation Army set up its portable canteen and served hot food and beverages to the emergency workers on
No injuries have been reported.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.