Fire crews douse grass and bush fire in Transcona

Winnipeg firefighters doused a large wildfire in a nature preserve in Transcona early Sunday evening.

Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews were called to the Transcona Bioreserve at about 5:45 p.m., where they found a grass and brush fire about an acre in size.

Crews with hoses and specialized wildland firefighting equipment worked to contain and then extinguish the blaze. The fire department said it used a drone to look for hot spots to direct crews toward. Firefighters got the fire under control by just before 6:30 p.m.

Winnipeg firefighters also responded to two house fires on Sunday, one in the morning and another in the evening. No one was hurt in either blaze.