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Winnipeg firefighters battled a blaze in the city’s North End Saturday morning, when they were called to a vacant house in the 400 block of Flora Avenue.
A Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service unit was driving by the scene just after 5 a.m. when they noticed the fire and called the 911 communications centre.
Crews arrived on scene to find smoke coming from the structure and had the fire under control by around 5:41 a.m.
No injuries were reported. The fire is under investigation and no damage estimates are available.
The city reiterated the importance of reporting anyone seen entering a vacant building or removing boards from a building’s windows or doors to 911 immediately.
