Fire destroys Winnipeg's Windsor Hotel
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A historic hotel in downtown Winnipeg caught fire on Wednesday, sending clouds of smoke into the sky while prompting road closures and air quality warnings in the area.
A historic hotel in downtown Winnipeg caught fire on Wednesday, sending clouds of smoke into the sky while prompting road closures and air quality warnings in the area.
Firefighters were called to the Windsor Hotel on Garry Street Wednesday morning due to a fire that spread through the century-old building.
Firefighters and ladder trucks could be seen outside the building, spraying water in an attempt to extinguish the blaze. Thick smoke was visible throughout the area.
One of the walls of the hotel collapsed at approximately 12:45 p.m.
The Winnipeg Police Service posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that Fort and Garry streets at St. Mary Avenue are closed.
Drivers are asked to avoid the area.
Shari Lough works across the street from the hotel. She first noticed smoke on the north side of the building at around 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning and called 911.
