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The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to two residential structure fires within 24 hours, leaving one person dead and three others hospitalized.
Crews were called to a two-storey apartment building in the 400 block of Ross Avenue just before 1:30 p.m. Friday after reports of heavy black smoke.
Firefighters entered the building and brought the fire under control by 1:57 p.m. One person was found inside the suite where the fire started and was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
In the early hours of Saturday, crews responded to a two-storey house in the 500 block of Flora Avenue where initial reports indicated people may have been trapped. Firefighters rescued three residents from the burning home. All three were transported to hospital — one in unstable condition and two in stable condition.
The fire was declared under control at 3:40 a.m.
Both fires remain under investigation. The Ross Avenue fire is being investigated jointly by the WFPS and Winnipeg Police Service.
