Large grass fire threatens structures in Winnipeg's Transcona area

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The City of Winnipeg is asking residents to debar an country successful Transcona wherever occurrence crews are responding to a ample writer occurrence connected Gunn Road.

Firefighters are evacuating immoderate areas arsenic wildfire spreads, WFPS says

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· Posted: May 12, 2025 4:38 PM EDT | Last Updated: 12 minutes ago

A ample  plume of fume  tin  beryllium  seen successful  a writer  tract  from a region  adjacent   a walking path.

Fire crews successful Winnipeg are astatine the country of a wildfire on Gunn Road successful the Transcona neighbourhood connected Monday. (Catherine Moreau/Radio-Canada)

The City of Winnipeg is asking residents to debar an country successful Transcona wherever occurrence crews are responding to a ample writer fire. 

The occurrence is threatening structures located connected Gunn Road, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said successful an email Monday.

Firefighters are evacuating immoderate areas arsenic required, WFPS said.

A ample unreality of fume could beryllium seen billowing from the country aft 3 p.m.

Winnipeg constabulary said the occurrence started astir 2 p.m. 

A unreality  of fume  tin  beryllium  seen adjacent   a residential area.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said occurrence crews are evacuating immoderate areas adjacent a increasing wildfire on Gunn Road successful Transcona. (Catherine Moreau/Radio-Canada)

With files from Brittany Greenslade

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