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Fire burns St. Boniface warehouse

Winnipeg fire crews struggled to put out a fire in a warehouse full of paper bales Thursday morning.

The blaze broke out at 560 Messier, in the Mission Industrial area of St. Boniface at about 10 am.

Employees say sparks from metal being cut ignited the paper and the fire quickly spread.

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It took about an hour to bring the fire under control; there were no injuries.

Firefighters at a warehouse on Messier Street in Winnipeg on June 6, 2013. Kurt Brownridge

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