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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