Hotel fire on Winnipeg’s Main Street forces residents to evacuate [Video]

A fire at a Winnipeg hotel forced residents to leave the building Sunday morning.

According to the city, the blaze broke out after 7:30 a.m. in the 600 block of Main Street. Crews fought the fire from inside and declared it under control a half-hour later.

Firefighters searched the building to make sure no one was left inside. A Winnipeg Transit bus was deployed to provide temporary shelter to those who were evacuated. The city’s Emergency Social Services team was also at the scene supporting residents.

No one was injured, but the hotel sustained water, smoke and fire damage.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.