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Sunday semi-trailer blaze causes $300K worth of damage

Fire crews say a weekend semi-trailer fire caused $300,000 in damages.

Winnipeg police and fire crews are investigating what caused several semi-trailers full of cardboard to catch fire around 4:40 a.m. Sunday morning in the 600 block of Wall Street.

Police said emergency responders located a van that appeared to have collided with two detached semi-trailers. A fire started, which spread to surrounding semi-trailers. The vehicle and six semi-trailers were damaged as a result of the fire.

No one was injured and police said they have not determined how the van came into contact with the semi-trailers.

The arson strike force is investigating, and has asked anyone with information about the incident to contact investigators at 986-6813 or CrimeStoppers at 786-TIPS(8477).

The investigation continues.

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Updated on Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 4:28 PM CDT: Updates to correct to Wall Street, adds details.

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