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MORGAN MODJESKI \/ FREE PRESS<\/p>\n
One person was found dead after a fire inside a suite in a two-storey apartment building in the 400 block of Ross Avenue, Friday.<\/p>\n
When she got outside, she said the fire had already started burning out of the window, dumping black smoke in the process.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was like: \u2018Oh my God, he\u2019s still in there!\u2019\u201d said Herman, calling the fact that one of her neighbours is dead \u201chorrible.\u201d<\/p>\n
The death is the third fire-connected fatality in just 46 days.<\/p>\n
On Saturday afternoon, a large black streak remained on the side of the building, left behind by what video of the incident shows was a window frame filled with flames. The fire was actually the second time firefighters were called to the building on Friday as WFPS confirmed crews responded to an unrelated medical call at the same address about an hour earlier at 12:35 p.m.<\/p>\n
Calls and messages sent to a listed property manager were not returned.<\/p>\n
Hours after the fatal fire on Ross Avenue, crews were called to the 500 block of Flora Avenue at around 3:15 a.m., Saturday. There, they rescued three people from a two-storey house fire, who were then taken to hospital, including one in unstable condition.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t MORGAN MODJESKI \/ FREE PRESS<\/p>\n Firefighters rescued three residents from a fire inside a home in the 500 block of Flora Avenue early Saturday morning. <\/p>\n The recent fatality brings the total number of deaths connected to fires up to 13 \u2014 where a person was killed due to, or found at the scene of a blaze.<\/p>\n Speaking before this weekend\u2019s fire casualties, officials with the WFPS acknowledged there has been \u201ca significant increase\u201d in fire-connected deaths in the first half of the year.<\/p>\n Calling the upwards trend a tragic one, and offering condolences to those who have been affected, WFPS deputy chief Scott Wilkinson said the fire-connected fatalities are also putting pressure on front-line members working to protect the public.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s extremely challenging and it takes a toll on all of our crews, our paramedics and our firefighters,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \n\t\tWinnipeg Free Press | Newsletter\n\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t The deaths tied to fires are only part of the equation, he said, as fire crews are already \u201coverwhelmed\u201d by fire volumes and paramedics are dealing with a \u201cmassive\u201d jump in calls due to the city\u2019s drug-toxicity crisis. Crews are all working \u201cextremely hard,\u201d as a result he said, all against the backdrop of immense sadness.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s tragically disappointing and it\u2019s impactful,\u201d Wilkinson said of the fatality-related blazes. \u201cThe goal is to be able to rescue people from a lot of these incidents when something occurs, but in many cases, by the time the notification comes in, they\u2019re not always able to have that successful outcome, so it definitely takes an emotional toll.\u201d<\/p>\n
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