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flag A fire destroyed a vacant Winnipeg house, forcing evacuations and prompting calls for action on housing and emergency response.

flag A fire early Thursday destroyed a vacant house on Johnson Avenue West in Winnipeg’s Elmwood area, prompting evacuations and a road closure that lasted into the afternoon. flag Firefighters, facing heavy smoke and unsafe conditions, switched from an interior to an exterior attack and brought the blaze under control by 6:20 a.m. No injuries were reported, and the property had previously burned in October 2022. flag The cause remains under investigation. flag Meanwhile, Winnipeg continues to face a rising toll from residential fires, with six deaths and one critical injury in three months, prompting officials to call for urgent action on systemic issues like aging housing, overcrowding, and under-resourced emergency services.

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