Vacant house burns on Pritchard Avenue

Fire crews battled a fire in a vacant house in North Point Douglas on Wednesday evening.

At 8:08 p.m., the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to reports of a fire in a vacant, two-storey duplex in the 200 block of Pritchard Avenue.

When crews arrived, they found heavy smoke coming from the building. They entered and launched an interior fire attack, declaring the fire under control at 8:50 p.m.

Crews searched the structure but no occupants were found. There were no injuries reported.

The fire is under investigation. Damage estimates are not available.