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Selkirk Avenue fire sends 1 to hospital in critical condition in Winnipeg
By Shane Gibson Global News
Posted November 17, 2022 6:47 pm
A fire at a vacant building on Selkirk Avenue in Winnipeg Thursday has left one person in hospital in critical condition.
Fire crews were called to the blaze at a two-storey structure in the 200 block of Selkirk Avenue around 2:20 p.m.
Firefighters found heavy smoke and flames coming from the building on arrival, the city said in a release later Thursday.
One person was helped out of the burning building by fire crews.The person was treated at the scene before being rushed to hospital in critical condition.
The city provided no further information about the victim, including their age or gender. There was no update on their condition later in the day Thursday. The city says firefighters were forced to fight the blaze from outside the building because it was unsafe to enter.
They say crews used a Flameguard X-Tinguish Fire Suppression Tool — an aerosol device that reduces temperatures and suppresses flames, allowing for safer access. The fire was declared under control by shortly after 3 p.m.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation and no damage estimates were immediately available.
Fire crews kept busy with pair of downtown high-rise fires
Publishing date: Nov 13, 2022
Firefighters were kept busy by a pair of high-rise building fires in downtown Winnipeg within hours of each other early Sunday.
Crews saw smoke and fire inside the building and attacked the fire from inside the building, officials said. Firefighters used a Flameguard X-Tinguish Fire Suppression Tool , an aerosol device that reduces temperatures. The X-Tinguish generates a mist that expands to flood the space, suppressing flames quickly and creating a safer environment for firefighters.
The fire was under control at around 3:50 a.m. No one was injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Little over hour later, crews were called to a fire in an eight-storey mixed use building in the 200 block of Donald Street.
Crews saw the building’s sprinkler system had extinguished the fire but remained on scene to ensure the fire had not spread and to confirm the building was safe for re-entry.
No one was injured. Preliminary observations suggest the cause of the fire was accidental, officials said.
No damage estimates are available for either fire.
Fire crews battle blaze in vacant Matheson Avenue East house
November 5, 2022
Shireen Scott
Firefighters responded to a blaze minutes before 9:00 am on Saturday, November 5, 2022, in the 100 block of Matheson Avenue East.
When firefighters arrived on the scene they found smoke coming from a vacant house. An offensive attack was launched and a Flameguard X-Tinguish X-Treme fire suppression tool was deployed.
An X-Tinguish X-Treme is an aerosol product that generates mist that expands to flood the space, knocking down flames within seconds and reducing temperatures.
The fire was declared under control at 9:57 am. A search of the building found no one inside. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Winnipeg apartment fire sends 3 people to hospital
October 21,2022
CTVNewsWinnipeg.ca Editorial Producer
A fire at a Winnipeg apartment building on Friday morning has sent three people to hospital. At 6:15 a.m., the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to a fire alarm at a 16-storey apartment building in the 100 block of Marion Street. Due to the size of the building, a second alarm was called to increase the number of units on scene.
When firefighters got to the apartment building, they found heavy smoke coming from the structure. Crews attacked the fire from inside the building and had the fire extinguished just after 7:50 a.m.
To help attack the fire, firefighters used an aerosol device, called a Flameguard X-Tinguish Fire Suppression Tool, which reduces temperatures and generates a mist that expands to flood the space.
At the scene, paramedics assessed 15 people, with three being taken to the hospital – one in critical condition and two in unstable condition.
Fire damage was largely contained to one floor of the building; however, other areas sustained significant smoke and water damage. At this time, the City of Winnipeg could not say how many suites were impacted by the fire and how many residents are displaced.
Manitoba Housing representatives are working to arrange accommodations for the displaced residents.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.
Winnipeg crews fight 4 fires in less than 24 hours
Editorial Producer
Published Oct. 8, 2022 12:31 p.m. CDT
Winnipeg fire crews have had a busy 24 hours, responding to four blazes across the city, three within a few hours of each other.
The first fire started around 1:11 p.m. Friday in the 500 block of Selkirk Avenue. Firefighters arrived to find smoke and flames pouring from the single-storey building. Fire crews attacked the flames from the inside of the building, and the fire was deemed under control at 1:26 p.m.
The Winnipeg Fire paramedic Service (WFPS) says no one was inside at the time of the fire, and that the cause is under investigation.
Then, at 2:17 p.m., WFPS responded to a two-storey home in the 400 block of Stella Avenue.
Again, crews found smoke and flames coming from the house. Firefighters attacked from the inside, using a Flameguard X-Tinguish Fire Suppression Tool. The flames were out by 2:49 p.m.
No one was inside, and there were no injuries. Students at a nearby school temporarily stayed inside out of concern for air quality as a result of smoke.
Firefighters were out again at 3:58 p.m., this time arriving at a one-storey commercial building in the 0-100 block of Robinson Street.
That fire was put out quickly, declared under control at 4:22 p.m. No one was injured in the blaze.
Finally, on Saturday morning at 6:18 a.m. fire crews rushed to a three-storey apartment building in the 300 block of Hamilton Avenue.
Firefighters found the fire to be mostly extinguished when they arrived, but there was still smoke in the hallways. Crews checked to make sure the fire had not spread. Paramedics treated five people and took them to a hospital in stable condition.
The City of Winnipeg’s Emergency Social Services team is helping residents of the damaged suite to find alternate housing until they can return. All other occupants of the building were able to return to their suites.
Charleswood home suffers extensive damage after fire, one pet dies from injuries
Published June 25, 2022 5:02 p.m. CDT
CTVNewsWinnipeg.ca Digital Editorial producer.
No one was injured but one pet died after an early morning fire Saturday.
The city said crews were called to the 800 block of Laxdal Road for reports of a fire at a bungalow at 7:14 a.m.
Firefighters started an offensive attack on the fire but had to switch to a defensive approach over safety concerns.
Crews used hand lines as well as the Flameguard X-Tinguish Fire Suppression Tool to fight the blaze. The Flameguard is an aerosol device that reduces temperatures during a fire by generating a mist to flood the building and suppress the flames.
The city said the fire was declared under control by 9:35 a.m.
One person in the home was able to get out of the house and no injuries were reported. Crews also rescued two pets from inside the home. One of the pets was reunited with the owner, but the other died from its injuries. The city said emergency social services was called in to help the individual with temporary accommodations. No damage estimates are available, but the city said the home suffered extensive damage.
The fire is under investigation
Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responds to fire on Wolseley Avenue West
MANITOBA SERVICES
POSTED ON NOVEMBER 12, 2021
BY MANNY Released 07:45AM
Winnipeg, MB – At 5:02 a.m. on Friday, November 12, 2021, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to reports of a fire in a single-family, two-storey home in the 1500 block of Wolseley Avenue West.
When crews arrived on scene, they encountered smoke coming from the house. They launched a defensive attack until it was safe to enter the house and fight the fire offensively. Firefighters were aided by the use of Flameguard X-Tinguish Fire Suppression Tool (FST), an aerosol device that reduces temperatures, which allows for safer access. The FST generates a mist that expands to flood the space, suppressing flames within seconds. The fire was declared under control at 5:45 a.m.
Occupants of the home safely self-evacuated prior to the arrival of crews. Firefighters located one cat deceased in the home. No other injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Damage estimates are not currently available but the house suffered significant fire, smoke and water damage.
Two firefighters taken to hospital after blaze at College Avenue home.
By Kevin Hirschfield Global News
Posted May 17, 2021 10:53pm
One person was sent to hospital in stable condition and another was treated by paramedics at the scene of an apartment fire in St. Vital early Monday morning. Elisha Dacey/Global News
Two firefighters were taken to hospital with minor injuries after a fire at a home in the 400-block of College Avenue Monday night.
Crews were called to the one-and-a-half storey home just after 7 p.m. and used a Flameguard X-Tinguish Fire Suppression Tool, an aerosol device that reduces temperatures, which allows safer access for firefighters.
Everyone in the home was able to evacuate safely before crews arrived.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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House damaged, but no one hurt in Friday morning Winnipeg blaze
By Sam Thompson Global News
Posted April 30, 2021 4:47 pm
A one-and-a-half-storey house on Church Street suffered significant water, smoke and fire damage after a Friday morning blaze, Winnipeg firefighters said.
Just before 10 a.m., the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) arrived at the house in the 400 block of Church, where crews encountered heavy smoke and flames.
With the help of an aerosol fire-suppression tool, the Flameguard X-Tinguish FST, fire crews were able to reduce temperatures so firefighters could get inside safely, and the fire was under control by 11:22.
There were no injuries in the incident, although the building was damaged and neighbouring houses also suffered heat damage.
Normandale house fire
Damage pegged at $150,000
Author of the article: Monte Sonnenberg
Publishing date: Mar 31, 2021
James Robertson, assistant fire chief in Norfolk County, says the deployment of a fire-suppression "grenade" like this was instrumental in bringing a serious basement fire in Normandale under control in the early morning hours of Wednesday. The fire on Mole Side Road caused an estimated $150,000 damage and killed a family pet. – Monte Sonnenberg
NORMANDALE – An electrical malfunction has been cited in a fire in Normandale Wednesday that left a family pet dead.
The Norfolk County Fire Department reports the alarm was called in shortly after midnight. The occupants were able to evacuate with minor burns and smoke inhalation.
“Upon arrival, firefighters discovered a working basement fire,” assistant fire chief James Robertson said in a news release. “Firefighters were able to quickly bring the fire under control by utilizing a throwable fire ‘grenade’ before the fire spread to the main floor.”
In an interview, Robertson said the pet that perished was a 30-year-old parrot. Robertson said the parrot had been with the owner since it was a fledgling.
The fire occurred at 23 Mole Side Road west of the hamlet. Two people in the home were using the basement as a temporary bedroom.
The blaze presented Norfolk firefighters with a rare opportunity to deploy a fire-fighting device which, in this case, greatly limited damage to the property and saved the home.
The “grenade” Robertson referred to goes by the brand name X-Tinguish X-Treme.
In the right circumstances, Robertson said the grenade will temporarily knock back a fire if it is in a confined location, giving firefighters an opportunity to enter the building and deal with the problem directly. He said the Norfolk department has occasion to use the grenade about once a year.
In this case, the pin was pulled on the 14-pound device and thrown into the centre of the fire through a basement window. Once the device activates, it discharges fire-retardant chemicals in all directions for about half a minute. A spec sheet says the grenade will reduce ambient temperatures in the area of a fire by 1,000 degrees F for 60 seconds.
“You have to get it in or on top of the fire,” says Robertson, adding Norfolk firefighters have had the device at their disposal for 10 years.
“They were able to put one on the nose of this fire. It’s another tool at our disposal.”
The concept is not new. In the late 19th century, property owners could purchase large glass orbs filled with salt water that were thrown at a fire in a confined location. The idea was to have enough of the orbs on hand to extinguish the fire or at least knock the flames back to allow escape.
The devices later came with fire-retardant chemicals but the fumes arising from them were toxic at high temperatures.
“This is the modern, high-tech version of that,” says Norfolk fire prevention officer Cory Armstrong-Smith. “Could you imagine a fire truck full of those glass balls? What a mess that would be.”
The occupants in Normandale were examined by paramedics but declined a visit to hospital.
Total damage is estimated at $150,000. Inspectors have concluded the fire was electrical in nature. The county department says the occupants were insured.
No firefighters were injured. Crews responded from Station 11 in Vittoria and Station 5 in Delhi. The owner of the property declined a request to speak to a reporter.
Fire grenades and aerosol mist: Launching new fire suppression tools
In confined spaces, these mini extinguishers can save lives and property
Mar 24, 2021
By Robert Avsec , FireRescue1.com
From the earliest days of “put the wet stuff on the red stuff,” there’s been the search for the next best thing in extinguishing agents. This has been especially true for the protection of high value fixed facilities once it became apparent that automatic fire sprinklers could exact more damage on the property (e.g., communications equipment and electronics) than the heat and smoke from a fire. And that quest created a domino effect of products, from Halon to “fire grenades” and condensed aerosol mist.
THE USE – AND BAN – OF HALON
In 1954, the U.S. Army and DuPont collaborated to develop Halon 1301 to provide fire suppression capabilities for high-value military assets (e.g., aircraft, mainframe computers and telecommunication switching centers) as total flooding systems. Halon (short for halogenated hydrocarbon) was a liquefied gas used to extinguish fires by chemically interrupting the combustion chain reaction – the fourth side of the fire tetrahedron.
Halon, in its various forms, was an extremely popular extinguishing agent because it was nonconducting and left no residue after being discharged. In fact, Halons were popularly described as a "clean” extinguishing agent.
Fixed fire suppression systems using Halon 1301 and its halogenated hydrocarbon “cousin,” Halon 1211, made their first entries into non-military fire suppression applications in the 1960s, quickly gaining traction with facility managers charged with protecting high-value assets. And with many of those assets containing sensitive electronics and computer technologies, assets that would be damaged or destroyed by the activation of a traditional fire sprinkler system, Halons quickly became the “gold standard” for the protection of such facilities.
In 1987, representatives from around the world met and developed an international treaty, The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, which quickly became known as the Montreal Protocol. The goal of the treaty was to gradually eliminate the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances to limit their damage to the earth’s ozone layer.
The United States was among the 197 countries to sign the Montreal Protocol – the first treaty in the history of the United Nations to achieve universal ratification – and has been a leader in guiding the successes of the treaty. In 1994, the U.S. EPA banned the production and import of Halons 1211 and 1301 to comply with the Montreal Protocol, prompting chemists and fire protection engineer around the world to