Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews were busy battling two house fires Monday.
The first occurred around midnight in a one-and-a-half storey house in the 200 block of Balmoral Street.
The home had been vacant since a previous fire last year.
Once crews arrived, they encountered smoke and flames and launched an offensive attack, extinguishing the fire just after 12:45 a.m.
Investigators say there were no occupants found in the home and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Victor Street Fire
At 12:50 a.m. that same morning, WFPS responded to another fire in a vacant bungalow in the 400 block of Victor Street.
Crews found a well-involved fire with heavy smoke and flames coming from the house. Crews say it was unsafe to enter the structure and launched a defensive attack.
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Crews used an aerial ladder truck to extinguish the fire. it was deemed under control just after 2:50 a.m.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.