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Winnipeg crews respond to pair of Sunday fires [Video]

Winnipeg fire crews responded to a pair of blazes on Sunday, including one at a home that has been the site of multiple fires.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) was called to the first fire at a commercial building in the 1400 block of Main Street around 11:30 a.m.

When firefighters got to the scene, they found heavy smoke coming from the building. Crews then launched an interior attack, getting the fire under control by 1:40 p.m.

No one was inside the building at the time of the fire, and no one was hurt.

The cause of the fire is being investigated. There are no damage estimates at this time, but the building sustained significant smoke, fire and water damage.

Crews responded to the second, unrelated fire at a vacant home in the 500 block of Bannatyne Avenue around 4:20 p.m.

At the scene, firefighters found smoke coming from …

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