On Saturday morning, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to reports of a fire in a two-storey house in the 400 block of Stella Avenue.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service is warning Winnipeggers not to light that backyard fires on Sunday after high winds were forecast for the area.

Heavy smoke was seen billowing out of a fire under the St. Mary's Road bridge.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) said fire crews were called to the scene just before 1 a.m., where they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the building.

A member of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service had to be rushed to hospital after a blaze at a vacant home on Mountain Avenue early Wednesday evening.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service is warning people about the dangers of a wood-burning fireplace after dousing a blaze at home on Friday night.

Crews were called to the blaze at a two-and-half-storey home in the 600 block of Spence Street, near Cumberland Avenue, around 2:45 p.m.

WFPS says preliminary investigation suggests the fire started as a result of unattended cooking.

The WFPS is telling Winnipeggers to take care while having a fire outdoors after one got out of control on Saturday and sent one person to hospital.

When crews arrived on the scene, they encountered heavy flames and smoke coming from the home.