Firefighters douse blaze in vacant North Point Douglas house

A vacant house in North Point Douglas was the scene of a fire on Friday evening.

At 8:54 p.m., the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to reports of a fire in a one-and-a-half-storey house in the 300 block of Austin Street North.

Upon arrival, crews found smoke and flames coming from the house. Firefighters entered the structure and launched an interior attack. They declared the fire under control at 9:25 p.m.

Firefighters searched the house and did found no occupants. No injuries were reported.

The fire is under investigation. No damage estimates were available.