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Winnipeg firefighters tackle house fires Sunday, rescue 1 person

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Winnipeg firefighters rescued a resident from a house fire on Andrews Street late Sunday afternoon.

Crews were called to the scene around 5 p.m. and were able to help the person to safety from a second-storey window. All other occupants had been able to escape before firefighters arrived.

The blaze was declared under control in less than half an hour.

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Less than an hour later, crews were called to an unrelated fire at a vacant house on Elgin Avenue — the site of three previous fires in January, May and June of this year.

No one was found in a search of the house, and no injuries were reported.

The causes of both fires remain under investigation.

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