Winnipeg firefighters put out blazes at two vacant houses early Saturday morning, the city says.

Shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) responded to reports of a fire at a vacant one-and-a-half storey house on Selkirk Avenue, between Battery and King Edward streets, according to a news release.

Smoke and flames&nbsp;were seen coming from the house when emergency crews arrived. They tackled the blaze from inside the house and&nbsp;had the fire under control shortly after 5 a.m., the release says.

No one was found inside&nbsp;and no injuries were reported. The house had previously been damaged by a fire, according to the release.

The city says damage estimates are not available and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

Winnipeg firefighters respond to 4th fire at Ross Avenue home in 10 days

A vacant home that caught fire for the fourth time in 10 days will be demolished, according to fire officials in Winnipeg.

Fire crews look on during a structure fire.

Winnipeg firefighters use an aerial ladder to battle a house fire on Ross Avenue, between Isabel and Sherbrook streets, on Monday, April 17, 2023.

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Winnipeg firefighters use an aerial ladder to battle a house fire on Ross Avenue, between Isabel and Sherbrook streets, late Monday afternoon.

Winnipeg firefighters respond to 3 fires in 12-hour period, including 2 in vacant homes

A community advocate and the Winnipeg firefighters' union say something needs to be done about unoccupied homes after firefighters were called to three fires in a 12-hour period on the weekend, two of which were in vacant houses.

A man with white hair stands in a snowy street in front of two houses. He's wearing a teal and purple sweatshirt and jeans.

Sel Burrows is a community activist in North Point Douglas, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sel and his wife Chris co-founded the Point Powerline community watch program.

Sel Burrows

Sel Burrows, pictured in a 2019 file photo, wants to see more done to prevent vacant houses from being destroyed by fire.

The WFPS responded to reports of a fire at a second&nbsp;vacant house shortly before 7 a.m. on Saturday.

The fire at the two-and-a-half storey house on Dufferin Avenue, between Salter and Andrews streets, had to&nbsp;be fought from outside because of heavy smoke.&nbsp;The city says&nbsp;firefighters were eventually able to enter the house.

The blaze was declared under control at 7:18 a.m., according to the release.

No one was found inside of the house and no injuries were reported, the city says. The house had also been previously damaged by a fire.

Damage estimates are not yet available and investigators are looking into the cause of the fire, the release says.

'Nobody has anything. The building is done,' Quail Ridge apartment resident says

A Winnipeg woman whose home was destroyed in a massive apartment fire says she and the others who lived in the St. James-area complex are now looking for new places to live. 

fire fighters use a bucket and ladder to spray water on a burning building. 

Winnipeg fire crews used a ladder truck to fight the fire that broke out Friday evening at the Quail Ridge Apartment Homes in St. James. 

Quail Ridge Fire 

Winnipeg organizations offer 240 newcomers chance to experience Indigenous culture at Manito Ahbee powwow

Around 240 newcomers from across the globe attended the 18th annual Manito Ahbee powwow in Winnipeg on Saturday to experience and learn about Indigenous culture.

Newcomers to Canada get to see a powwow for the first time at Manito Ahbee

A mother, daughter and granddaughter are pictured smiling toward the camera. Behind them is a tipi.

Dalila Lokwa, right, attended the Manito Ahbee powwow on Saturday with her mother, Shamsa Muhammed, and 18-month-old daughter.

Dalila Lokwa, Shamsa Idrissa Yahyaoui and Shamsa Muhammad

A partnership between veteran dancer Clayton Sandy and several refugee and settlement organizations in Winnipeg brought 240 people from across the globe to the festival grounds on Saturday. He says he's been finding similarities between the experiences of new immigrants and his experience as a Dakota man.

Northern Manitoba First Nation sounds alarm over isolation after youth suicides

The chief of a northern Manitoba First Nation is sounding the alarm and calling on government to take immediate action to address the remote community's isolation from the larger world, which he says is playing a role in its youth either taking their own lives or attempting to.

A sign reads 'tansi, welcome to York Factory First Nation.'

York Factory First Nation, located about 900 kilometres north of Winnipeg, becomes accessible only by aircraft or ferry after winter ice roads crossing Split Lake are closed.

York Factory First Nation

Emergency crews were called to this two-and-a-half storey house on Dufferin Avenue, between Salter and Andrews streets, shortly before 7 a.m. on Saturday. It was one of two vacant houses that were on fire early Saturday, the city says.

Firefighters tackle blazes at 2 vacant Winnipeg houses previously damaged by fires, city says

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