Winnipeg house fire causes $400K in damage
CBC News
Posted: Sep 30, 2012 9:16 PM CT
Last Updated: Sep 30, 2012 9:15 PM CT
Firefighters at the scene of a house fire on Greensboro Square on Sunday evening. (Tyson Koschik/CBC)
A house in south Winnipeg was seriously damaged by fire on Sunday evening.
Fire crews were called to the house on Greensboro Square at around 6:15 p.m. CT.
No one was injured, but fire officials say the blaze caused $300,000 in damage to the house and $100,000 to its contents.
The fire was caused by careless smoking, according to officials.
Firefighters also spent part of Sunday fighting a grass fire in another part of south Winnipeg, near Loudoun Road.
The grass fire was reported at around 3:30 p.m., and crews were still on the scene as of 9 p.m.
No other details about the fire were made available on Sunday evening.
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