Winnipeg crews respond to four fires

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

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) was kept busy Sunday night into Monday morning, responding to four fires around the city.

The first was at a three-storey building in the 600 block of Notre Dame Avenue at 6:15 p.m. on Sunday.

Once crews arrived at the scene, they discovered smoke and flames on the balcony.

Officials say firefighters worked to attack the flames and keep the fire from spreading to the rest of the structure. Crews had the fire under control by 6:24 p.m.

According to the City of Winnipeg, a preliminary investigation shows the fire was accidentally caused by the “careless disposal of smoking materials.”

The second fire broke out around 11:19 p.m. on Sunday at a rooming house in the 600 block of Spence Street.

Upon arrival, crews found smoke coming from the home. Firefighters initially launched an interior attack, but poor conditions forced them to transition to an exterior strategy. However, once conditions improved, they were able to go back inside and extinguish the fire by 12:20 a.m.

Everyone inside the building was able to safely get out on their own. The fire remains under investigation.

The calls continued around 3:30 a.m. on Monday when firefighters responded to a monitored fire alarm at an apartment building on Guy Savoie Drive.

Though light smoke was coming from the building when fire crews arrived, firefighters determined the building’s sprinkler system had already extinguished the blaze.

Crews ensured all hot spots were out and determined the damage was contained to the suite where the fire started.

The last fire began around 5:25 a.m. at an apartment building in the 2500 block of Waverley Street.

Firefighters found smoke coming from the building, but later determined this fire was also extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system. Crews still worked to ensure all hot spots were out and ventilated smoke from the building.

Fire damage was contained to the suite where the fire started, but some neighbouring suites sustained water damage.

The cause of the fire is under investigation; however, preliminary observations show it was accidental in nature.

No one was hurt in any of the four fires and damage estimates are not available.