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Three fires in the city overnight

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Posted: 08/16/2012 7:15 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 08/16/2012 7:38 AM | Updates

(WAYNE GLOWACKI/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)

There were three fires in the city overnight, two in empty North End houses, and one at Eastman Feeds on Marion Street.

A house fire at 476 Burrows Ave., early today destroyed much of the building and closed the street to eastbound traffic during rush hour.

At about 3:18 a.m., firefighters received a call about the North End fire. By the time they arrived on the scene, it was fully in flames, a fire department spokesman said.

The fire is under investigation, but the spokesman said the cause is suspicious. They estimate $175,000 in damage.

No one was in the house at the time of the fire and there were no injuries the fire department said.

Earlier Thursday, at 12:28 a.m., a 2 1/2-storey vacant house at 321 Magnus Avenue caught fire.

The fire started in the kitchen, the fire department spokesman said, and there were no injuries. Damage to the house is estimated to be $20,000.

A third overnight fire in the city erupted at Eastman Feeds, at 715 Marion Street The blaze started at about 3:18 a.m. and caused $100,000 damage to a storage hopper and the product it held, the fire department spokesman said.

There were no injuries in the fire and it remains under investigation.

A house fire at 476 Burrows Ave., early Thursday morning has destroyed much of the building and closed the street to eastbound traffic during rush hour.
At about 3:18 a.m., firefighters received a call about the North End fire. By the time they arrived on the scene, it was fully in flames, a fire department spokesman said.
The fire is under investigation, but the spokesman said the cause is suspicious. They estimate $175,000 in damage.
No one was in the house during the fire and there were no injuries.
Earlier Thursday morning, at 12:28 a.m., a 2 1/2-storey vacant house at 321 Magnus Ave. caught fire.
The fire started in the kitchen, the fire department spokesman said and there were no injuries. Damage to the house is estimated to be $20,000.
A third major overnight fire in the city erupted at Eastman Feeds, at 715 Marion St. The blaze caused $100,000 damage to a storage hopper and the product it held, the fire department spokesman said.
There were no injuries in the fire and it remains under investigation.

A house fire at 476 Burrows Ave., early Thursday morning has destroyed much of the building and closed the street to eastbound traffic during rush hour.

At about 3:18 a.m., firefighters received a call about the North End fire. By the time they arrived on the scene, it was fully in flames, a fire department spokesman said.

The fire is under investigation, but the spokesman said the cause is suspicious. They estimate $175,000 in damage.

No one was in the house during the fire and there were no injuries.

Earlier Thursday morning, at 12:28 a.m., a 2 1/2-storey vacant house at 321 Magnus Ave. caught fire.

The fire started in the kitchen, the fire department spokesman said and there were no injuries. Damage to the house is estimated to be $20,000.

A third major overnight fire in the city erupted at Eastman Feeds, at 715 Marion St. The blaze caused $100,000 damage to a storage hopper and the product it held, the fire department spokesman said.

There were no injuries in the fire and it remains under investigation.

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Updated on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 7:38 AM CDT: Updated story with other overnight fires

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