Winnipeg fire crews battle blaze at apartment complex

WINNIPEG — Fire crews were kept busy late Tuesday afternoon after calls came in about a fire on Mountain Avenue.

Emergency crews responded to the building at 363 Mountain Ave. at 4:45 p.m. When crews arrived flames could be seen coming out of the second floor window of the three storey building.

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Platoon Chief Morris Semkowski said all occupants safely escaped the building and no injuries were reported. All those who were evacuated were given shelter in a transit bus.

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Most of the damage was confined to one suite but smoke damage spread to much of the building.

Semkowski said there are a couple of cats that have gone missing since the fire started.

The cause of the fire is unknown as well as the cost of the damages.