Winnipeg, MB – At 1:56 p.m. on January 3, 2020, Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) responded to reports of a fire in a two-and-a-half storey vacant house in the 400 block of Elgin Avenue. Upon arrival on scene, crews encountered heavy smoke coming from the structure and launched an interior, offensive attack. The fire was declared under control at 2:27 p.m.
Crews completed a search of the house and no occupants were located. No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation and no damage estimates are currently available. The house had suffered significant damage in a previous fire in April 2019.