WINNIPEG – Thick, black smoke poured from a Transcona home as firefighters battled a blaze inside on Thursday night.
Firefighters were called to the 100 block of Harvard Avenue W. shortly after 9 p.m.
Reports from the scene suggest no one was home when the fire broke out and the fire department said no one was injured.
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The fire caused an estimated $100,000 damage to the bungalow and another $10,000 damage to the home’s contents. The cause is under investigation.
Another fire in Transcona on Thursday evening didn’t damage any buildings but caused headaches for drivers.
Several roads were closed over the supper hour because of smoke from a grass fire near Dugald Road and Fuller Avenue.
Fire crews controlled the blaze, but smoke reduced visibility, prompting the closures.
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