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Fire in vacant Elgin Avenue house under investigation

Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to a fire in a two-storey vacant house on Elgin Avenue at 11:09 pm on Friday, June 30, 2023.

Flames and heavy smoke coming from a two-storey vacant house on Elgin Avenue (Robb Mitchell | News4.ca)
Elgin Avenue fire in a vacant house under investigation (News4.ca)

When firefighters arrived they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the structure. Interior and exterior attacks were launched.

A firefighter pours water inside a vacant home on Elgin Avenue on June 30, 2023 (Eileen O’Donnell | News4.ca)

Neighbours from nearby properties self-evacuated their homes while firefighters worked to extinguish the flames.

Crews remained on the scene for several hours. A search of the building found no one inside. No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The house had sustained earlier damage during a fire on May 17, 2023

— with files from Keegan Driedger & Eileen O’Donnell

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