The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to two fires reported within a minute of each other early Monday morning.
Crews received a report of a fire in a multi-family residence in the 300 block of Boyd Avenue at 3:05 a.m. The building’s occupants evacuated and no one was injured.
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Firefighters had the fire under control at 3:37 a.m., and the city’s Emergency Social Services team supported the displaced residents.
At 3:06 a.m., the WFPS responded to calls of a fire in the 600 block of Broadway Avenue.
The two-storey commercial building, a former hair salon, was ablaze until 3:58 a.m. when crews declared the fire under control.
The causes of both fires are under investigation.
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