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Two suspicious fires force evacuations on Victor Street
Residents of a Victor Street apartment were evacuated around 4 a.m. and allowed to return mid-morning on Saturday. Two fires broke out at 707 and 730 Victor Street. (RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS) Photo Store
Joseph Nhkum and Sareh Moo wait outside their Victor Street apartment after being evacuated around 4 a.m. due to heavy smoke in the building from a fire. (RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS) Photo Store
Fire crews on scene of Wellington Ave at Victor Street Saturday morning after two fires - one at the rear of the apartment block at 730 Victor St. and another at 707 Victor St. (RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS) Photo Store
Two suspicious fires struck three homes on the west side of Victor Street and an apartment building on the east side early this morning.
Police Const. Eric Hofley said there do not appear to be any serious injuries. The estimated damage is $400,000 to the three houses and $30,000 to the apartment building.
Investigators are treating the fires as suspicious, he said.
"It started as a garage fire and spread," Hofley said.
The garage fire spread to the house in the 700 block of Victor around 4:30 a.m., and then to the house on either side. Within minutes came reports of a fire behind a nearby apartment building.
Residents were evacuated at the time of the fire, and allowed to return mid-morning.
Victor Street and Wellington Avenue were reopened around 11:30 a.m.
Police warn the streets are extremely icy, and motorists should use caution in the area.
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Updated on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 11:33 AM CST: adds photo
11:58 AM: update with streets reopened, information from police
1:46 PM: updates with estimated damage
5:01 PM: adds photo, updates with evacuation info
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