Crews respond to blazes on Langside, Archibald streets and Higgins Avenue

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The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to three fires late Friday and Saturday.

Around 10:30 a.m. firefighters were called to extinguish a fire in a single-family bungalow on the 200 block of Scotia Street. The fire was extinguished 20 minutes later, and it’s believed to have been caused by an electrical malfunction.

Earlier on, after extinguishing a garbage bin fire on the 400 block of Langside Street, crews noticed smoke coming from a vacant, two-storey house around 6:12 a.m.

Using an aerial ladder truck to tackle the flames, the fire was declared under control at 7:45 a.m. The house was most recently on fire one week ago on Aug. 31, said a news release Saturday from the City of Winnipeg.

By Saturday afternoon it was found the house has sustained significant structural damage from the fire. An emergency demolition was ordered by the city and the house was torn down.

Firefighters were also tending to a fire around 4:52 a.m. in a two-storey commercial structure on Archibald Street. That blaze was extinguished just after 6 a.m.

Friday the WFPS was called to the 100 block of Higgins Avenue for a report of an outdoor fire at a three-storey, mixed-use building.

Upon their arrival, crews found the fire extended to the building and it was declared under control at 11: 12 p.m.

No injuries were reported as a result of the fires, which are all being investigated.

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