Residents safely escaped a Winnipeg apartment fire in the area of London Street and Antrim Road on Saturday.
Fire crews were called to the area for an electrical issue in the utility area of an apartment building.
Once on scene, crews investigated and found a problem in the main electrical panel, the Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic Service said in a release late Saturday.
The panel was turned off and while waiting for Manitoba Hydro smoke and flames broke out inside a unit.
A fire was declared and crews were able to contain the fire to the two end suites in the building.
The suites have heavy fire damage and are unsafe to enter, additional suites suffered extensive water damage, the release said.
Crews will remain on scene to ensure all hot spots are extinguished.
All the residents of the apartment were safely evacuated and no one was injured, but there’s no timeline on when they’ll be let back in.
On Sunday, one resident said the Red Cross got her and her family situated into a hotel, but she doesn’t know what’ll happen after their stay is over.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation and no damage estimates are available.
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