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Fire on Manitoba Avenue

Winnipeg firefighters responded to a house fire in the 400 block of Manitoba Avenue this morning. Several people were evacuated, with one female taken to hospital.

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Fire crews are in cleanup mode after a blaze ripped through a Manitoba Avenue home early this morning.

The two-storey structure near the corner of Manitoba and Powers Street appeared heavily damaged by flames, smoke and water, and windows and doors ......

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