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Person taken to hospital in critical condition after West End apartment fire

A person was taken to hospital in critical condition after a fire broke out in an apartment building on Sargent Avenue in Winnipeg on Tuesday morning.

Fire at Adanac Apartments on Sargent Avenue at Beverley Street brought under control within an hour

Fire trucks are seen outside of a red brick building surrounded by snow.
Fire crews work at the Adanac Apartments on Sargent Avenue at Beverley Street on Tuesday morning. (Darin Morash/CBC)

A person was taken to hospital in critical condition after a fire broke out in an apartment building inWinnipeg's West End on Tuesday morning.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service was called toa fire inthe AdanacApartments on Sargent Avenue at Beverley Street around 9 a.m., the City of Winnipeg said in a news release on Tuesday.

Crews saw smoke coming from the building and went inside to help some residents evacuate.

Paramedics took a person in critical conditionto hospital.

A section of Sargent Avenue wasblocked for part ofTuesday morning while firefighters worked.

Crew foughtthe fire inside the building, and it was under control within an hour.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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