On December 30, 2008 at approximately 2:00pm, Portage la Prairie RCMP and Portage la Prairie Emergency Services responded to an apartment fire on Charlton Avenue.
When police and EMS arrived on scene, the building was engulfed in flames. The occupants of the apartment where the fire started, aged 4-17 years, were able to vacate the residence with the assistance of a neighbor. One of the occupants suffered burn injuries and was transported to Portage General Hospital for further treatment. Another suffered from smoke inhalation and was treated and released by Portage General Hospital.
The fire started in one of the apartments in the building and spread throughout the entire structure. No other injuries were reported and no damage estimate has yet been obtained.
The entire building was lost to the fire.
RCMP and the Office of the Fire Commissioner are investigating the cause.
