Fire crews extinguish second blaze at Transcona bioreserve

Winnipeg fire crews put out another large fire at a nature preserve Friday afternoon.

Crews responded to the Transcona bioreserve near Devonshire Drive just before 4:30 p.m. The fire spanned about 10,000 sq. ft. and firefighters had to use specialized wildfire fighting equipment to douse the flames.

The fire was put out about an hour later. No one was hurt.

Meantime, an apartment block was temporarily evacuated early Saturday morning due to fire. Crews went to the building on the 600 block of Ellice Avenue and found smoke and flames coming from the building. The fire was put out an hour later.

The city’s emergency social services responded to provide temporary support to displaced residents. No one was hurt. The fire is under investigation.