Crews snuff out fire at Winnipeg home
CBC News
Posted: Oct 19, 2012 10:47 AM CT
Last Updated: Oct 19, 2012 12:44 PM CT
Crews were called to a house fire in Winnipeg's North End on Friday.
The fire broke out in the 200 block of Battery Street just before 10:30 a.m.
Officials believe it started in a mattress and it only took a few minutes for the flames to be doused.
There's no word on the amount of damages.
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