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Morning fire forces people to evacuate Winnipeg building

Fire crews are busy battling a blaze in Winnipeg Tuesday morning. Global News

Fire crews are busy battling a blaze in Winnipeg’s Centennial area Tuesday morning.

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Dark smoke was seen billowing from the area near King Street between Higgins Avenue and Henry Avenue just after 9:40 a.m.

Traffic traveling northbound on King Street is being redirected to Logan Avenue.

A section of westbound Higgins Avenue is blocked off.

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Witnesses told Global News it was a makeshift home made up of tarps and shopping carts that was on fire behind the Sun Wah Supermarket.

Fire crews are busy battling a blaze in Winnipeg Tuesday morning. Lorraine Nickel/Global News

The supermarket suffered smoke damage and the back wall of the building was damaged from the fire.

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Fire officials on scene said the arson unit is investigating the blaze.

Police are on scene.

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