Winnipeg, MB – At 6:48 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) responded to reports of a fire in an industrial building in the 1500 block of Dugald Road.
When crews arrived to the scene, they found smoke and flames coming from the structure. Firefighters entered the building and fought the fire from inside. The fire was declared under control at 7:03 p.m.
All employees who were in the building at the time of the fire safely self-evacuated. No injuries were reported.
Based on preliminary observations, the fire was accidental, caused by a malfunction in a metal casting oven. Damage estimates are not available at this time.