Winnipeg fire crews at scene of Transcona house explosion

Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews are at the scene of what the city has called a house explosion on Camrose Bay Wednesday morning.

Firefighters are working to put out fires at neighbouring homes, the city said, and Winnipeggers are advised to avoid the area, which is in the Transcona neighbourhood, until further notice.

There’s no information yet about what happened or whether anyone was hurt.

WFPS assistant chief Scott Wilkinson told 680 CJOB the house is completely destroyed and nearby homes have also been affected.

“We have fire and explosive damage to a couple of surrounding structures,” he said.

“At this time, we’ve been able to confirm vacancy and/or searched and found no victims in the adjoining houses… but of course it’s too early to tell. We’re still investigating whether anybody was home at the time of the explosion in the house that was initially damaged.”

More to come.

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