一场火灾摧毁了温尼伯的一空置的房屋,迫使人们撤离并促使人们呼吁采取行动.
A fire destroyed a vacant Winnipeg house, forcing evacuations and prompting calls for action on housing and emergency response.
周四早些时候发生的火灾摧毁了温尼伯埃尔姆伍德地区约翰逊大道西面的一空房子,导致疏散和道路关闭持续到下午.
A fire early Thursday destroyed a vacant house on Johnson Avenue West in Winnipeg’s Elmwood area, prompting evacuations and a road closure that lasted into the afternoon.
由于面临大量烟雾和不安全条件的消防员,从内部转向外部攻击,并在上午6点20分控制火灾.没有人员受伤,此前该物业于2022年10月被烧毁.
Firefighters, facing heavy smoke and unsafe conditions, switched from an interior to an exterior attack and brought the blaze under control by 6:20 a.m. No injuries were reported, and the property had previously burned in October 2022.
原因仍在调查中.
The cause remains under investigation.
温尼伯市的住宅大火数量不断增加, 在三个月内造成6人死亡,1人重伤. 这促使官员呼吁紧急行动解决老化住房,过度拥挤和资源不足等系统性问题.
Meanwhile, Winnipeg continues to face a rising toll from residential fires, with six deaths and one critical injury in three months, prompting officials to call for urgent action on systemic issues like aging housing, overcrowding, and under-resourced emergency services.