Crews put out three fires, rescue fallen worker

A house on Selkirk Avenue was destroyed in a fire that started late Wednesday morning.

Firefighters were sent to the 700 block shortly before noon and fought the intense blaze from outside, using an aerial ladder, among other tools. Crews, who also worked to protect a neighbouring building, declared the fire under control about two hours later.

Everyone inside the two-storey house got out before crews arrived.

While crews were battling that blaze, others were sent to a garage on the 600 block of Manitoba Avenue shortly before 1:30 p.m. and quickly extinguished a fire there.

Earlier, crews were sent to a bungalow on the first 100 block of Coralberry Avenue shortly before 7:25 a.m. They declared a fire there under control 35 minutes later. Everyone inside got out before crews arrived. One person was assessed by paramedics but was not taken to hospital.

The fires are under investigation.

Crews also rescued a worker who fell from the main floor of a construction site on Frontier Trail into the basement. The incident happened at about 10:20 a.m. The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service used special equipment to remove the employee, who was taken to hospital in stable condition.