SLIDESHOW: Fire on Sherbrook Street

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The fire at 577 Sherbrook St. injured 19 people and left dozens of residents with nothing but the shirts on their backs.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The fire at 577 Sherbrook St. injured 19 people and left dozens of residents with nothing but the shirts on their backs.
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Firefighters evacuating the building and worked to keep the fire from spreading to nearby buildings.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Firefighters evacuating the building and worked to keep the fire from spreading to nearby buildings.
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Flames could be seen coming from multiple floors of the building.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Flames could be seen coming from multiple floors of the building.
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Smoke billowed from the fire and was visible for blocks.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Smoke billowed from the fire and was visible for blocks.
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The flames caused so much damage that walls began to collapse.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The flames caused so much damage that walls began to collapse.
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A firefighter uses a ladder to get close to the building. The deputy chief inspector said when fire crews arrived on the seen, people were hanging outside the building from the windows.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A firefighter uses a ladder to get close to the building. The deputy chief inspector said when fire crews arrived on the seen, people were hanging outside the building from the windows.
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Forty people were evacuated from the building, with 20 of them being taken to hospital.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Forty people were evacuated from the building, with 20 of them being taken to hospital.
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