Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to a fire around 2:50 am Friday morning, November 13, 2020, in the 800 block of Burnell Street.
When emergency crews arrived on the scene they encountered a two-storey house with an attached garage. The garage was fully engulfed in flames. An immediate offensive attack was launched but due to uncertain condition firefighters transitioned to a defensive attack and deploy a new tool to them called a Flameguard X-Tinguish Fire Suppression Tool.
The X-Tinguish is a one-time use aerosol device that is placed into a fire and within a minute can not only knock down flames but also reduces the temperature of the fire by hundreds of degrees and prevent flashovers. It does this by generating an aerosol mist that expands to flood the space and suppress the flames.
Once the X-Tinguish tool was used firefighters were able to re-enter the the garage put out the flames. The fire was declared under control at 4:00 am.
No occupants were found inside the home after a search and no injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
WFPS is evaluating the effectiveness of the X-Tinguish as part of a pilot project. According to the companies website the cost of each tool is about $700.
© News4.ca 2020
