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Slideshow: Speedway International fire

Nearby residents were evacuated from their homes during a huge fire and several explosions at Speedway International Ltd. at 40 Nicolas Avenue in St. Boniface. See the fire through the eyes of Free Press photographers and Winnipeggers who happened upon the scene.

Glenn Schmidt / Submitted Photo

Two railcars adjacent to the building each contained 100,000 litres of fuel -- one with biodiesel and one with methanol -- raising concerns about further explosions.

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