Fire at Winnipeg home sparked by clothes dryer, says city

Fire crews on scene of the fire in the 100 block of Lumsden Avenue.

WINNIPEG — The City of Winnipeg has confirmed that a fire at a Winnipeg home on Thursday evening was caused by a clothes dryer.

The fire took place around 4:50 p.m.at a townhouse complex in the 100 block of Lumsden Avenue.

Once fire crews arrived at the scene they found heavy smoke coming from the building, and determined the fire was coming from the laundry room.

The fire was quickly extinguished and firefighters then ventilated smoke from the rest of the building.

Everyone got out of the building before crews arrived. Paramedics assessed five people, but they didn’t need to be taken to the hospital.

There’s no damage estimate available at this time, but the city said the fire was caused accidentally by the clothes dryer.

The city offered the following tips to reduce these types of fires: