Two Winnipeg house fires under investigation; one cat found dead

A Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service fire truck in May 2025. (Gary Robson/CTV News Winnipeg)

One cat died in one of two structure fires Winnipeg firefighters responded to Friday.

At 4:42 p.m., firefighters were sent to a two-and-a-half-storey house in the 500 block of Mountain Avenue for reports of a fire.

When they arrived, crews found smoke and flames coming from the house. They attacked the fire from inside and brought it under control at 6:15 p.m.

All occupants left the house before crews arrived, but firefighters later found one cat dead inside.

Alfred Avenue fire

At 10:01 p.m., fire crews responded to a fire in a one-and-a-half storey house in the 900 block of Alfred Avenue.

Smoke and flames were coming from the house when they arrived. The fire was brought under control about an hour later after an interior fire attack.

Firefighters searched the house and no one was found. No injuries were reported.

Both fires are under investigation and no damage estimates were available.