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Winnipeg fire crews at scene of ‘catastrophic’ Transcona house explosion

Click to play video: '‘Catastrophic’ house explosion rocks Winnipeg community'
‘Catastrophic’ house explosion rocks Winnipeg community
Karl Lent, who lives next to the Transcona-area house that exploded, said he was blown back by two explosions and he's still shaking from the "boom." – Jun 26, 2024

Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews were at the scene of what the city has called a house explosion on Camrose Bay Wednesday morning.

Firefighters say when they arrived at the scene just before 11:20 a.m., they found the house completely destroyed — with just the foundation remaining — and debris was scattered around.

“It’s basically down to the foundations — it was a catastrophic explosion,” said WFPS deputy chief Scott Wilkinson. “The house itself is completely leveled.”

Click to play video: 'House explosion covers Winnipeg neighbourhood in black smoke'
House explosion covers Winnipeg neighbourhood in black smoke

There’s no information yet about what happened or whether anyone was hurt.

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“We have fire and explosive damage to a couple of surrounding structures,” he said.

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“At this time, we’ve been able to confirm vacancy and/or searched and found no victims in the adjoining houses… but of course it’s too early to tell. We’re still investigating whether anybody was home at the time of the explosion in the house that was initially damaged.”

Wilkinson said firefighters are keeping an eye on some of the nearby homes that were affected by the incident.

“There are a few homes that will not be occupiable at the end of this, and we’ll work with those residents on any required support services.”

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Winnipeg police seize explosives from Redwood Avenue apartment

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