Barbecue sparks explosion in St. Vital

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An explosion in St. Vital on Sunday evening involved a propane barbecue.

Fire crews were sent to a two-storey house on Arden Avenue at 6:36 p.m. and saw heavy smoke and flames on the deck at the rear of the house.

Crews extinguished the fire before it spread to the house.

No one was injured, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said in a news release Monday.