Winnipeg, MB – At 2:55 p.m. on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to reports of a fire in a three-storey apartment complex in the 700 block of Sargent Avenue.
Once on scene, crews encountered smoke coming from a suite. They launched an offensive attack and the fire was declared under control at 3:25 p.m.
There were no occupants of the impacted suite at the time of the fire. As a precaution, crews evacuated residents of the floor below and above the fire until their suites were safe for re-occupancy. No injuries were reported.
Sargent Avenue was temporarily closed to traffic in both directions between Simcoe Street and Beverley Street to facilitate fire operations, but has since reopened.
Fire damage was contained to the suite of origin. The cause of the fire is under investigation. No damage estimates are available at this time.