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Firefighters had the blaze under control at 3:37 a.m., and the city's Emergency Social Services team supported the displaced residents.

An apartment fire in Waverley Heights was just one of four fires over the weekend that kept crews with the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service busy.

As of 5:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, call takers for the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) have moved from a two- to five-priority dispatch system.

Winnipeg emergency crews are on the scene of a wildland blaze that is threatening several structures near the 600 block of Gunn Road Monday afternoon.

An apartment fire in St. Boniface sent three people to hospital Monday night, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service says.

Crews were called to the site on Panet Road just before 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, where they found a small fire and two injured people who had been working at the facility at the time.

After the nine people were taken to hospital by paramedics for treatment, firefighters ventilated the home, and Manitoba Hydro continues to investigate the cause of the incident.

The area of Chief Peguis Trail and Henderson Highway has reopened Tuesday morning, after roads were closed in the aftermath of a crash that sent two people to hospital late Monday.

Winnipeg firefighters were busy Thursday morning, tackling a pair of unrelated structure fires that sent two people to hospital.

Crews were called to the Redwood Avenue building just before 7:40 a.m., where they found six residents who needed help escaping the smoke and flames.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said drivers should refrain from plugging vehicles in inside a garage, as a fire that starts in a garage can quickly spread.

Studies show that firefighters have a 14 per cent higher chance of cancer-related deaths compared to the general public.

Another fire at a vacant home in Point Douglas has led to a demolition order. Winnipeg firefighters contended with frigid temperatures but managed to keep the fire from spreading. 

A Winnipeg realtor says he had recently sold the now-demolished Sutherland Hotel, and that the buyer's plan was to turn the historic building into housing.

Winnipeg firefighters faced a challenging start to January, battling four separate house fires caused due to a block heater malfunction and a number of vacant building fires,

There are no reported injuries, and the cause of the fire is being investigated.

Local firefighters have their hands full tackling an uptick in arsons, the Wnnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) says, and they're coming up with innovative ways to fight back.

After about six months on the job, the WFPS' K-9 fire investigator, Scooby, has gotten a paw-formance review. Despite his brief tenure, the pup has already been a huge help.

'I noticed fire flames from underneath the vehicle. Took about a second to realize what was going on. It appeared to be a large cardboard box had been trapped underneath.'

Mayor Scott Gillingham said the costs reflect the city's population growth, as well as increased calls for emergency services.