Gallery: Windsor Hotel destroyed by fire By: Winnipeg Free Press Posted: Last Modified:

The former Windsor Hotel (187 Garry St.) in downtown Winnipeg was reduced to rubble Wednesday, after firefighters scrambled to contain an inferno blazing within.

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The former Windsor Hotel (187 Garry St.) in downtown Winnipeg was reduced to rubble Wednesday, after firefighters scrambled to contain an inferno blazing within.

RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Fire crews battle a fire at the Windsor Hotel Wednesday.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

Fire crews battle a fire at the Windsor Hotel Wednesday.
(Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
(Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
(Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
(Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
Onlookers watch as fire crews work to put out a fire that engulfed the Windsor Hotel Wednesday. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
Onlookers watch as fire crews work to put out a fire that engulfed the Windsor Hotel Wednesday. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
Parts of the south wall of the hotel collapsed onto parked cars next to the building as water trucks worked to contain the fire throughout the afternoon. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
Parts of the south wall of the hotel collapsed onto parked cars next to the building as water trucks worked to contain the fire throughout the afternoon. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
(Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
(Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
(Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
(Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
(Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
(Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
Winnipeg fire crews continue to pour water onto the remains of the closed Windsor Hotel. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
Winnipeg fire crews continue to pour water onto the remains of the closed Windsor Hotel. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
Smoke blanketed downtown and surrounding neighbourhoods throughout the afternoon. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
Smoke blanketed downtown and surrounding neighbourhoods throughout the afternoon. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
Winnipeg fire crews continue to pour water onto the remains of the closed Windsor Hotel. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
Winnipeg fire crews continue to pour water onto the remains of the closed Windsor Hotel. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
Shortly after noon, a portion of the south wall crumbled, raining bricks and debris down on a row of cars parked in an adjacent surface lot. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
Shortly after noon, a portion of the south wall crumbled, raining bricks and debris down on a row of cars parked in an adjacent surface lot. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
Flames and smoke continued to pour from the windows, with crews dousing the structure from aerial ladders. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
Flames and smoke continued to pour from the windows, with crews dousing the structure from aerial ladders. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Fire crews battle a fire at the Windsor Hotel Wednesday. September 13, 2023
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Fire crews battle a fire at the Windsor Hotel Wednesday. September 13, 2023
The remains of the Windsor Hotel after it burned down Wednesday. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
The remains of the Windsor Hotel after it burned down Wednesday. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
As with other buildings reduced to rubble in recent months, it’s not yet clear when the Windsor Hotel debris will be removed. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free press)

As with other buildings reduced to rubble in recent months, it’s not yet clear when the Windsor Hotel debris will be removed. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free press)

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