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Firefighters return to the same site for the fifth day to battle a wildland fire

Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service once again battled a wildland fire near Centreport Way and Sturgeon Access Road on Friday, July 9, 2021.

Today was the sixth time in the past five days that crews were called to put out a fire in a treed area that sits in the middle of a field.

A water tanker refills on of the two Bisons on scene at a wildland fire near Centreport Way on July 9, 2021 (News 4)
A Bison sprays water during firefighting operations on July 9, 2021 (News 4)

Firefighters used specialized vehicles called Bisons designed to fight wildland fires.

As of 6:00 pm smoke continues to billow into the sky.

Fire investigators from the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service and the Office of the Fire Commissioner were on site earlier in the week looking into the cause of the fires.

© News4.ca 2021

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