Firefighter injured battling apartment fire in West End Winnipeg

CBC News | Posted: October 26, 2018 4:58 PM | Last Updated: October 26, 2018

Firefighter seen limping, being helped by paramedic at Maryland Street blaze

Image | Firefighter injured

Caption: A limping firefighter is helped away by a paramedic during Thursday's fire on Maryland Street in Winnipeg. (Darren Bernhardt/CBC)

A firefighter was sent to hospital after being injured during a fire at an apartment building in Winnipeg.

He was part of a crew sent around 7:30 p.m. Thursday to a vacant two-storey building on Maryland Street near Ellice Avenue.

Image | Fire truck on Maryland Street Winnipeg

Caption: Crews were called around 7:30 p.m. to the fire near the corner of Maryland Street and Ellice Avenue. (Darren Bernhardt/CBC)

The fire was on the second floor and quickly extinguished, the city said in a news release.

There is no information on the extent of the firefighter's injuries.

A firefighter was seen walking with a limp and with help from a paramedic at the scene.

The cause of the fire is under investigation and no damage estimates are available, the city said.

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