ManitobaA noon-hour fire on Good Friday was spotted by Winnipeg police officers patrolling the city’s North End.Blaze, declared under control just after 12:45 p.m., spotted by police officers patrolling city’s North EndCBC News · Posted: Apr 18, 2025 3:57 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours agoFire crews block a section of Dufferin Avenue while responding to a fire in a two-storey rooming house on Friday. (Ron Dhaliwal/CBC)Residents evacuated from a North End rooming house after Winnipeg police spotted a noon-hour fire on Good Friday.The officers noticed the fire around 12:10 p.m. in a two-storey rooming house at the corner of Dufferin Avenue and Andrews Street, according to a police spokesperson.By the time firefighters arrived, all residents of the building were outside and no injuries were reported, the city said in a news release Friday. Firefighters tackled the blaze from inside the home, declaring it under control just after 12:45 p.m. The cause of the fire wasn’t released.Scorch marks can be seen around a window of a rooming house at the corner of Dufferin Avenue and Andrews Street on Friday. (Ron Dhaliwal/CBC)
Residents escape Winnipeg rooming house fire on Good Friday
