{"id":618003,"date":"2026-04-21T03:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T03:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/618003\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T03:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T03:58:10","slug":"firefighters-battle-blaze-at-manitoba-housing-highrise-on-kennedy-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/618003\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters battle blaze at Manitoba Housing highrise on Kennedy Street"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.<\/p>\n

Emergency vehicles seen around 444 Kennedy St. on Monday afternoonArturo Chang<\/a> \u00b7 CBC News \u00b7 Posted: Apr 20, 2026 10:01 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago\"Text<\/p>\n

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\"AnSmoke marks could be seen around an open window at 444 Kennedy Street on Monday. (Travis Golby\/CBC)<\/p>\n

Winnipeg firefighters were sent to a blaze at a highrise apartment complex Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

Black smoke marks could be seen coming out of a window in the 142-unit Manitoba Housing property. <\/p>\n

The highrise has been a site of gang activity and open drug use <\/a>over the years.<\/p>\n

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.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service did not respond to a request for comment Monday.<\/p>\n

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