Two taken to hospital following rooming-house fire

One rooming-house resident and a firefighter were taken to hospital after a fire in a two-storey rooming house in the 300 block of Redwood Avenue Saturday.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to reports of fire at 9:34 p.m. June 6. Firefighters fought the blaze and declared the fire under control at 10:02 p.m. All residents evacuated the building, and one resident was assessed by paramedics and taken to hospital in unstable condition.

A firefighter was injured on scene and was also taken to hospital in stable condition.

The fire is under investigation. Damage estimates were not available, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service stated in a news release Sunday.