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Two dogs rescued after downed power lines spark fire on Warsaw

Downed power lines on Simcoe Street started a fire Thursday. City of Winnipeg/Twitter

Two dogs were rescued from a fire on Warsaw Avenue Thursday after windy conditions brought down power lines and started a fire.

Winnipeg firefighters were at the scene in the 600 block of Warsaw Avenue in the evening to put out the blaze after a tree fell on the lines.

No one was hurt but city officials said on social media that a pair of pooches were fine.

Crews were at the scene of a fire on Simcoe Street earlier in the day, where renovation garbage caught fire and spread to the back of a home. No one was hurt in that fire either.

Winnipeg was under a severe thunderstorm watch Thursday night and grew increasingly windy, with gusts expected of up to 90 km/h, according to Environment Canada.

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