Two dogs were killed in a fire on Wednesday morning that destroyed a house in Wellington Crescent.
Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic teams rushed to block 800 of Wellington Crescent after receiving an early warning of a residential fire alarm monitored around 9:30 am.
Russian Deputy Chief of Staff Russ Drohomereski said the teams initially entered the house by the river to counter the fire that began in the basement, but that changed rapidly.
"With the house project, we had trouble finding access to the basement," Drohomereski said. "When they found it, the ground began to get compromised, so it was no longer safe to be inside.
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