A homeless encampment near the Osborne Street Bridge went up in flames Monday morning.
The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service says crews responded to the riverbank near the bridge just before 7 a.m. and found an encampment engulfed in flames. Firefighters quickly put out the fire. No one was hurt.
A few hours prior, crews went to a home on Flora Avenue just after 1 a.m. and found heavy black smoke coming from the building. The fire was put out four hours later.
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Everyone got out safely and the city’s emergency social services team provided temporary shelter to displaced residents.
Both fires are under investigation.
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