Winnipeg firefighters work to extinguish a blaze at 191 Main Street on Sunday, August 2, 2026. A second fire at the same location was reported early Saturday, forcing an emergency demolition of the building. (@MA1ADAPTIVEDAYDREAMER / TIKTOK)
A prominent Main Street building that caught fire for the second time in a week early Saturday has been ordered to be demolished.
Winnipeg firefighters responded to the former Boujee Restaurant & Bar at 191 Main Street just before 6 a.m. to find heavy smoke coming from the building.
The same vacant location was the scene of a similar fire last Sunday and in October 2025.
Crews arranged an emergency demolition of the structure to ensure they can fully extinguish the fire. Demolition is expected to be completed today.
The location was previously the Earls on Main restaurant before it closed in 2022 to make way for the short-lived Friskee Pearl and later Boujee.
No injuries were reported in the latest fire, and the cause remains under investigation.
