Large grass fire threatens homes and businesses in Winnipeg's Transcona area
The City of Winnipeg is asking residents to avoid an area in North Transcona where fire crews are responding to a large, fast-moving grass fire.
The fire is threatening homes and businesses located on Gunn Road, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said in an email Monday.
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Winnipeg police said the fire started around 2 p.m. All lanes are closed westbound on Gunn Road from the Perimeter Highway to Plessis Road.
A large cloud of thick smoke could be seen billowing from the area after 3 p.m.
Firefighters are evacuating some areas as required, WFPS said.
Manitoba Hydro said in a social media post on X that it had cut power to approximately 1,000 customers in the area to ensure firefighters can safely put out the flames. As of 4 p.m., power had been restored to all but 10 customers through an alternate power supply.
School bus routes within the River East Transcona School Division have also been affected as a result of road closures, the division posted on X Monday afternoon.
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The story was originally written by and published for CBC News.It contains files from Brittany Greenslade.