A Main Street hotel had to be evacuated late Monday afternoon after a fire broke out.
Crews responded to the 700 block of Main Street just after 4 p.m., where they found smoke inside the building.
The hotel’s sprinkler system was activated, and crews launched an offensive attack.
A ladder truck was used to help evacuate some of the occupants. No one was injured, and residents were able to return to the building after the fire was extinguished.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
When crews arrived on scene, they entered the structure and found smoke inside the building. When they located the fire, the sprinkler system was activated and had already knocked it down.
The building was evacuated because water from the sprinkler system caused damage to the structure. Firefighters helped some residents out of the building, while others self-evacuated.
The City of Winnipeg’s Emergency Social Services team was called to help approximately 44 displaced residents find temporary accommodations. A Winnipeg Transit bus was also deployed to provide shelter for residents.
Paramedics assessed one person at the scene and transported them to hospital in stable condition.
Damage estimates are not available at this time. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
No one was injured following a fire Monday evening in a Leila North condo building.
The fire broke out just after 8 p.m. in a four-storey condo building in the 1200 block of Leila Avenue.
The condo’s sprinkler system knocked out most of the fire before crews arrived. Firefighters finished putting out the fire and it was declared under control about an hour later.
Residents took shelter in the lobby while crews put the fire out. No one was injured.
It’s believed the fire was accidental, related to lithium-ion batteries.
When crews arrived to the scene, they found smoke coming from the structure. The fire was quickly brought under control, having been contained by the building’s sprinkler system.
There were no occupants in the building at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. The building sustained smoke, fire, and water damage. Damage estimates are not available at this time.
The first call came just after 7 p.m. Friday, when crews were called to a fire in a three-storey apartment block in the 1600 block of Pembina Highway.
Firefighters arrived to a building full of smoke, and tracked the fire to the laundry room. They attacked the flames, declaring them under control by 7:45 p.m.
Everyone got out of the building safely, no injuries were reported. Investigators believe the fire was accidental, caused by a dryer malfunction.
Twelve hours later, at 7:02 a.m. Saturday, crews responded to a seven-storey hotel in the 500 block of Main Street.
A WFPS spokesperson tells CTV News the fire happened at the McLaren Hotel, but was contained to a suite.
Firefighters arrived to heavy smoke in the building and quickly located the fire. It had been kept under control by the building’s sprinkler system, and firefighters were quickly able to extinguish the remaining hot spots.
Some occupants of the building self-evacuated, while others were able to shelter in place. No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. Damage estimates are not available.
Winnipeg fire crews were kept busy Saturday battling a pair of high-rise fires.
The first fire broke out just before 1 p.m. on Saturday in a seven-storey hotel in the 500 block of Main Street.
When crews arrived, they found the fire in one of the suites. The fire had been kept under control by the building’s sprinkler system and firefighters were able to quickly put out the remaining hot spots.
Some residents of the building self-evacuated, others sheltered in place. No injuries were reported.
Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service arrived at 207 Edmonton St. on Sunday after a kitchen fire in one of the building’s 40 suites activated the fire alarm, district chief Terry Kelly told CBC at the scene.
Crews arrived and found light smoke and water flowing from the building. Sprinklers put out most of the fire, but crews extinguished the rest of the flames, Kelly said.
Fire damage is limited to the one suite, but units below have extensive water damage, he added.
“The sprinkler activation puts a lot of water out very fast ,and that’s what we’re dealing with is cleaning up the water on the floors below,” he said.
Residents of the building — which houses single newcomer women and their children, according to its website — evacuated before crews arrived just after 1 p.m., a news release from the city says.
Crews had the fire under control within 45 minutes, and no injuries were reported.
The city’s emergency social services responded to help residents find temporary living accommodations.
The cause of the fire appears to be an accident, the city says.
There were no injuries from a fire Wednesday afternoon at Loewen in Steinbach.
The Steinbach Fire Department was called to the window manufacturer at approximately 2:30 pm. By then, the building was evacuated.
“Usually if we are getting a call at Loewen there is potential for a large fire,” says Fire Chief Kel Toews.
Toews says when they arrived on scene they determined the fire was coming from within a wood hopper.
“It was quickly extinguished,” he notes. “Fire damage was contained basically to that room.”
Toews notes the fire set off the sprinkler system and as a result there is water damage in the room below.
Jon Sawatzky is Director of Product and Marketing at Loewen. He says they are still waiting to hear the official cause of the fire and the extent of damage. But, he says damage appears minimal.
“Our staff did an incredible job of following protocol, which helped to keep everyone safe and we’re already back in operation, we’re thrilled and relieved to say that nobody was hurt,” said Sawatzky on Wednesday shortly after 4 pm.
“We also want to acknowledge and express our gratitude to the Steinbach Fire Department, Southern Health Emergency Medical Services, and the RCMP for the quick response in keeping us safe,” adds Sawatzky.
Fire crews had a busy Sunday, as they battled three different blazes in 10 hours across Winnipeg.
Just after midnight, a vacant home on Arlington Avenue caught fire. The same house was also the scene of a fire about a year ago.
Then at about 2:30 yesterday morning, a three storey apartment building on De La Seigneurie Boulevard was evacuated when the building’s sprinkler system extinguished a kitchen fire.
The third fire happened around 10 a.m. at a commercial building on Gateway Road. It was limited to a small room and only took a few minutes to put out.
No one was hurt in any of the incidents and all of them are under investigation.
Just after 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 24, 2021, firefighter were called to the complex. When they arrived they encountered smoke inside the building an quickly launched an offensive attack. The building’s fire sprinkler system was able to quickly knock down the blaze before crews arrived.
No injuries were reported.
The residents in all of the other suites were able to return on crews had completed ventilating the building.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
