Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews were busy Saturday morning as they battled two fires simultaneously.
Selkirk Avenue
Just before 2:00 am on Saturday, June 6, 2020, fire crews responded to the report of a fire in the 500 block of Selkirk Avenue.
As crews arrived on scene they encountered smoke coming from a two-storey building. An offensive attack was launched and the fire was under control by 2:09 am.
One firefighter received a minor injury and was treated at the scene by paramedics.
No one was found in the structure during a search by fire crews.
The fire is under investigation.
Erin Street
Firefighters also responded to an outside fire on Erin Street. Crews were called to the scene around 1:45 am.
As they arrived smoke was billowing into the morning sky. The fire appeared to be in a pile of debris behind a commercial building.
An offensive attack was launched and the blaze was soon brought under control.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
© News4.ca 2020
