5 children, 4 adults escape house fire in Winnipeg’s West End area

WINNIPEG – Nine people escaped from a house fire in the city’s West End early Tuesday morning.

Fire crews were called to a house at 534 Victor St. around 2:48 a.m. and saw smoke and flames coming from the left side of the house.

The people in the home – five children and four adults – escaped before firefighters arrived on scene.

Firefighters also rescued a pet bird from the home.

There’s no word yet on the cost of damages.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.