Winnipeg firefighters were sent to a blaze at a highrise apartment complex Monday afternoon. Emergency vehicles could be seen around 444 Kennedy St., in the city’s Central Park neighbourhood, at around 3 p.m. The fire started in the early afternoon.
Emergency vehicles seen around 444 Kennedy St. on Monday afternoonArturo Chang · CBC News · Posted: Apr 20, 2026 10:01 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Smoke marks could be seen around an open window at 444 Kennedy Street on Monday. (Travis Golby/CBC)
Winnipeg firefighters were sent to a blaze at a highrise apartment complex Monday afternoon.
Emergency vehicles could be seen around 444 Kennedy St., in the city’s Central Park neighbourhood, at around 3 p.m. The fire started in the early afternoon.
Black smoke marks could be seen coming out of a window in the 142-unit Manitoba Housing property.
The highrise has been a site of gang activity and open drug use over the years.
Manitoba spent $446,000 to give the building a facelift, including safety improvements the government said late last year have decreased police service calls to the building by 60 per cent.
The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service did not respond to a request for comment Monday.
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