News - Fire

Selkirk RCMP are currently investigating a recent fire that destroyed the Paddlewheel Princess, just north of Selkirk, Manitoba.

On April 10, 2017, at approximately 5:40am, The Pas RCMP responded to the Hudson Bay Railway yard where a stack of rail ties was on fire.

On December 27, 2016, at approximately 6am, St. Pierre-Jolys RCMP, along with the RM of Ritchot Fire Department, responded to a residential trailer fire on Bonneteau Avenue in Iles des Chenes, Manitoba.

During the early morning hours of November 5, 2016, Steinbach RCMP received a report of a fire at the parking lot of Terrain Transport located in Blumenort, Manitoba.

Island Lake RCMP are currently investigating a fire that destroyed the Garden Hill Band Office earlier this week.

Earlier this week, Portage la Prairie RCMP and the Portage la Prairie Fire Department responded to a residential fire in Delta Beach, Manitoba.

On October 12, 2016, Steinbach RCMP received a report of a vehicle that was stolen from an address on Quail Ridge Place in Steinbach. Shortly thereafter, police received a report of a motor vehicle fire on Hespeler Road South in Steinbach.

The focus of this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign is knowing the age of smoke alarms, Growth, Enterprise and Trade Minister Cliff Cullen, minister responsible for the Office of the Fire Commissioner, announced.

On September 18, 2016, at approximately 7:30pm, Little Grand Rapids RCMP were dispatched to a house fire at a local residence.

A 12-year-old male youth has been arrested in relation to a fire at the Shamattawa First Nation Band Office.