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Traffic blocked, emergency services vehicles on scene in Winnipeg’s north end

Winnipeg emergency services vehicles blocked traffic on Dufferin Avenue early Monday afternoon, while smoke could be seen coming from a nearby business. Matt Purchase / Global News

Winnipeg police blocked off a road just north of the Arlington Bridge early Monday afternoon, while several emergency services vehicles were also at the scene.

Winnipeg emergency services vehicles blocked traffic on Dufferin Avenue early Monday afternoon, while smoke could be seen coming from a nearby business. Matt Purchase / Global News

A Global News reporter at the scene says cruisers were blocking traffic on Dufferin Avenue between Arlington and Parr streets.

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About half a dozen firetrucks were at the location, along with a pair of ambulances, and smoke could be seen coming from a nearby business.

Winnipeg emergency services vehicles blocked traffic on Dufferin Avenue early Monday afternoon, while smoke could be seen coming from a nearby business. Matt Purchase / Global News
Winnipeg emergency services vehicles blocked traffic on Dufferin Avenue early Monday afternoon, while smoke could be seen coming from a nearby business. Matt Purchase / Global News

The city later reported crews were sent to a fire inside a large single-story commercial building in the 700 block of Jarvis Avenue around noon.

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It was declared under control at 1:13 p.m.

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No one was inside the building at the time. The cause is now under investigation.

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