No injuries in early-morning fire at Inkster Industrial Park business
Cause of fire is still under investigation
A two-alarm blaze broke out in a business in the Inkster Industrial Park Monday morning, taking almost four hours and 29 fire-paramedic vehicles to extinguish.
Emergency crews were called to Paramount Road between Keewatin Street and Inkster Boulevard at 6:40 a.m.
Crews saw "the potential for high life and structure hazards" when dealing with the fire in an industrial area, where hazmat were also present, the city said in a release. A drone was deployed to scope out hot spots.
No one was injured in the fire, officials said.
WFPS crews are on scene at a fire on Paramount Road. Traffic is impacted on both Paramount Road and Inkster Blvd. Citizens are asked to use alternate routes. <a href="https://t.co/mCnb89TaPq">pic.twitter.com/mCnb89TaPq</a>
—@cityofwinnipegRoad closures remained in place Monday afternoon.
The cause of the fire is under investigation and no damage estimates are available at this time.
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