First responders are on the scene of a fire on the riverside in Winnipeg's Glenwood neighbourhood Sunday afternoon. Fire chief Dick Vlaming of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service district 3 says first responders were called to the area at about 2:45 p.m., because heavy smoke could be seen billowing up from underneath the walkway off St. Mary's Road at Ellesmere Avenue. Traffic is affected by the fire, as Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews have about three blocks of St. Mary's Road cordoned off, and vehicles are being rerouted through the back alley parallel to northbound St. Mary's Road. There's no word if anyone was living under the bridge at the time of the fire. Firefighters survey a fire that's occurring on the riverbank off of St. Mary's Road.

Source: CBC News August 30, 2020 20:55 UTC