Winnipeg Arson

• Winnipeg police seek public help in identifying suspected arsonist

  Winnipeg police are looking for a man they believe is involved in three fires in the Elmwood area, including two at the Iglesia de Dios Pentecostes church.

  Aug 27, 2023
  
• Woman charged with arson after fires set at Winnipeg apartment, police say

  Officers were at an unrelated call at the apartment building in the 400 block of Kennedy Street when they found a garbage bin on fire behind the building around 11:15 p.m.

  Crime

  Jan 2, 2023
  
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• Winnipeg re-evaluating fees, options for derelict buildings amid growing challenges

  Vacant or abandoned buildings in Winnipeg are an issue emergency responders and city crews have spent years trying to get under control, but it continues to get worse.

  Crime

  Aug 25, 2022
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• Derelict buildings in Winnipeg pose major risks to communities, first responders

  Vacant and derelict buildings are taking over streets and in some neighbourhoods are creating serious issues. They've become shelters for the homeless and targets for arsonists.

  Crime

  Aug 24, 2022
• Fire at Winnipeg apartment building described as ‘opportunistic arson’

  An early-morning blaze at a College Avenue apartment building is being described by city officials as "opportunistic arson".

  Fire

  Jun 2, 2022
• Winnipeg on track to see 80% rise in vacant building fires, according to city numbers

  Numbers from the City of Winnipeg show there have been 133 vacant building fires so far this year, up from 82 in all of 2020.

  Crime

  Oct 27, 2021
• Point Douglas warehouse fire was arson: Winnipeg police

  Crews were called to the blaze at a vacant warehouse on Point Douglas Avenue Tuesday morning.

  Crime

  Sep 29, 2021
• Police investigating after fire broke out at Winnipeg airport hotel

  Winnipeg police are investigating after a fire started at a St. James hotel which WPFS said appears to have been intentionally set.

  Crime

  Apr 4, 2020
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• ‘Weekend from hell’ for local firefighters as arson season begins

  A number of fires over the May long weekend – including a deadly Selkirk Avenue blaze that killed two people – were part of a "weekend from hell" for local firefighters, said their union president.

  Crime

  May 21, 2019
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• Young Street fire was arson, say Winnipeg Police

  Winnipeg police say Sunday's Young Street fire was deliberately set.

  Crime

  May 21, 2019