Fire crews douse three blazes since early Thursday

Winnipeg firefighters extinguished three blazes in the city since early Thursday morning.

Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews raced to a home on the 500 block of Flora Avenue just before 6 a.m. on Thursday, where they found the house engulfed in flames and heavy smoke. Firefighters first attacked the blaze from the outside, before they knocked down the flames enough to get inside and get the fire under control by about 6:40 a.m. No one was hurt, but residents were displaced.

Then at about 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, crews were called to another house fire on the 1100 block of Alfred Avenue, where they found smoke coming from the home. Firefighters got the fire quickly under control, but paramedics took two residents to hospital in stable condition.

Early on Friday, just before 7:30 a.m., crews went to a multi-unit building on the 500 block of Sherbrook Street, where they found smoke coming from the structure. It took just over 20 minutes to get that fire under control.