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Paramount Road fire under investigation

By Sam Thompson Global News

Posted October 8, 2018 9:56 am

Updated October 9, 2018 5:24 am

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Crews are on site at a fire on Paramount Road. City of Winnipeg / Twitter

A fire on Paramount Road off Keewatin Street is under investigation.

Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews were on scene for several hours Monday.

The WFPS has officially declared the fire on Paramount Rd. under control. Despite this, traffic will continue to be impacted in the area as crews will remain on scene for the next several hours. No injuries were reported. Cause of the fire remains under investigation. pic.twitter.com/Ue16mJHTKK
— City of Winnipeg (@cityofwinnipeg) October 8, 2018

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Paul, who works near the CP Rail area in that part of the city, told Global News he saw the sky light up from quite a distance away at around 6:30 a.m. Monday.

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“This big flame went up and we saw smoke there for a while, but it looks like smoke’s cleared now,” he said.

WFPS crews are on scene at a fire on Paramount Road. Traffic is impacted on both Paramount Road and Inkster Blvd. Citizens are asked to use alternate routes. pic.twitter.com/mCnb89TaPq
— City of Winnipeg (@cityofwinnipeg) October 8, 2018

No injuries were reported in the fire.

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