Winnipeg fire: three homes damaged on Cobourg Avenue [Video]

Three homes have been damaged after a fire broke out Wednesday morning in the Glenelm neighbourhood.

The city said fire crews were called to a home on Cobourg Avenue around 6:40 a.m. Wednesday.

Crews found a two-storey home on fire, which had extended to two neighbouring homes and a garage at the back of the property.

Smoke fills the sky from a fire on Cobourg Avenue on Aug. 28, 2024. (Source: Joseph Bernacki/CTV News)

Firefighters could not enter the house where the fire started originally, switching to a defensive attack until conditions improved.

The city said a cat was found dead inside the home.

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Crews could get into the garage and one of the other homes to extinguish the blazes there. However, the other home started to deteriorate and a ladder truck was needed to …