Firefighter unhurt after fall in under-construction house
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A Winnipeg firefighter fell through an opening in a floor of an under-construction house Sunday night.
Fortunately, the firefighter wasn’t hurt, but a mayday alert was briefly declared as a result. It happened when crews responded to reports of fire in the Highland Pointe neighbourhood at 9:14 p.m. Feb. 15. Heavy smoke was coming from a two-storey vacant house that was under construction on Plover Place.
Crews attacked the fire and declared it under control at 10:28 p.m. No occupants were found and no injuries were reported. The firefighter who fell through the floor was assessed by paramedics on scene.
The fire is under investigation and no information on its cause or damage estimates was released Monday.