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Winnipeg firefighters tackle accidental fires Wednesday night

The Winnipeg Fire Department logo on a fire truck. Elisha Dacey / Global News

Winnipeg fire crews were busy dealing with a pair of accidental fires Wednesday night.

Firefighters were called to a 10-storey high-rise building on Niakwa Road just after 9:15 p.m., where they found heavy smoke in the building and a kitchen fire in a suite.

No one was injured in the fire, which was contained to the suite and extinguished within a half hour. Some residents chose to evacuate the building, with the help of firefighters, while others opted to shelter in place.

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According to the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS), the incident appears to have been an accidental cooking fire.

Just before 11 p.m., WFPS crews were called to a fire at a single-family bungalow on Woodlawn Street.

The fire was declared under control within less than 10 minutes, and after an investigation, was discovered to have started in a clothes dryer, apparently due to a malfunction.

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Firefighters are urging Winnipeggers to use caution when cooking and to operate appliances safely.

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