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Back lane mattress fire causes $24,000 damage
Not much is left in the back-lane fire. (BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS) Photo Store
Fire crews doused a back-lane fire in Winnipeg’s West End on Thursday evening.
The fire started when a mattress next to an apartment building near the corner of Victor Street and St. Matthew’s Avenue was set ablaze.
The smoke and flames spread to three suites near the site of the fire.
Fire crews on scene said the blaze caused $24,000 in damage. Nobody was injured, and the fire was soon brought under control.
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