Selkirk Avenue reopened after church fire on Flora

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Selkirk Avenue has reopened to traffic following an overnight fire in a church in the 600 block of Flora Avenue at McKenzie Street.

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Selkirk Avenue has reopened to traffic following an overnight fire in a church in the 600 block of Flora Avenue at McKenzie Street.

The fire occurred in a two-storey building that had been repurposed as the Celestial Church of Christ. No one was in the building at the time. The fire was called in at about 2:45, fire officials said.

Crews extinguished the fire on the first floor.

WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
A fire investigator at the back of the Celestial Church of Christ at 667 Flora Ave., after an early Wednesday morning fire.
WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A fire investigator at the back of the Celestial Church of Christ at 667 Flora Ave., after an early Wednesday morning fire.

One firefighter suffered a minor injury, was checked by a paramedic and then was returned to duty. The fire is under investigation and there is no damage estimate yet.

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