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Winnipeg firefighter injured battling College Avenue apartment blaze

Firefighters were called to a fire at an apartment building on College Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Josh Arason/Global News

Two people — including a firefighter — were sent to hospital following a fire at an apartment in the Shaughnessy Park neighbourhood Tuesday.

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Emergency crews were called to the fire at a three-storey apartment building at 1266 College Avenue shortly after 12:50 p.m.

A release from the city says firefighters launched an offensive attack and had the fire under control by around 1:30 p.m.

Everyone in the building at the time of the fire was able to get out before fire crews arrived and paramedics assessed three people at the scene.

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One person was sent to hospital in stable condition, as was a firefighter who was injured fighting the blaze.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation and an estimate on damages was not immediately available.

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