Two taken to hospital after fire late Wednesday night
9:51 AM
Two people were transported to hospital after a fire in a Tyndall Avenue townhouse late Wednesday night.
Firefighters were sent to the two-storey building on the 0-100 block of Tyndall in Gilbert Park, a Manitoba Housing community, at 11:26 p.m. and saw smoke coming from the building. The fire was declared under control at 11:52 p.m.
Firefighters helped some residents get out of the townhouse, while others got out on their own before crews arrived. Four people were assessed by paramedics at the scene. One person was transported to hospital in unstable condition and another was transported in stable.
Most of the damage was contained to the suite where the fire started. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The City of Winnipeg’s emergency social services team was sent to the scene to help displaced residents find temporary accommodations.
Earlier, crews were sent to a fire in a single-storey industrial building on the 1400 block of Dublin Avenue. Firefighters were sent to the scene at 6:38 p.m. and saw smoke coming from the building.
Everyone inside got out before crews arrived. The fire was declared under control at 7:06 p.m.
“Preliminary investigations suggest the fire was accidental, caused by a mechanical failure,” the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said in a new release.