{"id":327007,"date":"2025-10-23T17:30:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/327007\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T17:30:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:30:22","slug":"winnipeg-firefighters-tackle-blaze-at-downtown-restaurant-early-thursday-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/327007\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg firefighters tackle blaze at downtown restaurant early Thursday &#8211; Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Winnipeg firefighters and other emergency personnel were at the scene of a downtown restaurant fire early Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The blaze, which Winnipeg police say started around 5:30 a.m., took place at Boujee Restaurant and Bar at Main Street and York Avenue, known by many Winnipeggers as the site of the former Earls restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service says fire crews were able to get the fire under control within about an hour, and that no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tWinnipeg firefighters at a downtown blaze early Thursday morning.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGlobal News\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tThe aftermath of a fire at Boujee Restaurant and Bar on Main Street in Winnipeg.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tVasilios Bellos \/ Global News\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tWinnipeg police at the scene of a fire at Boujee Restaurant and Bar Thursday.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tVasilios Bellos \/ Global News\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Owner Kanish Sood told 680 CJOB he\u2019s \u2018devastated and in shock\u2019 by the fire.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Although police say the cause of the fire remains under investigation and there are no details available about the cause, Thursday\u2019s blaze is the latest in a string of fires at downtown restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>Police previously confirmed they\u2019re investigating three other fires as suspected arson cases \u2014 Commonwealth Kitchen &amp; Bar on July 10, Johnny G\u2019s on Aug. 20, and the Exchange Event Centre on Aug. 29.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the cause, the local firefighters union says crews are already spread thin, and the increasing number of fires in the city is a serious problem.<\/p>\n<p>United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg president Nick Kasper told 680 CJOB that the city already holds the dubious honour of \u2018arson capital of Canada\u2019, based on stats from 2019 to 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStructure fires have increased by 87 per cent in the city of Winnipeg. Vacant structure fires have increased by 245 per cent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11489014\/mark-carney-economic-speech-budget\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761240616_837_CP175197338-e1761179442932.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tCarney vows to double non-U.S. exports, says Canada must \u2018play to win\u2019\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11490352\/poilievre-rcmp-comments-trudeau-jail-denial\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761240618_191_56c597037fbceaaf1d6f16bb78f8f08618252db2ce9417548b58eca7d24506ee.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPoilievre defends RCMP comments, denies saying Trudeau should be in jail\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe know that in the city of Winnipeg we have the greatest loss of life and loss of structural value per capita in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kasper said there\u2019s only one fire investigator per shift and it\u2019s simply not enough, given the city\u2019s growing numbers of suspicious fires.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Green lights for first responders'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WFPS_GREEN_LIGHTS_RIDEA_OM01J6EX_thumbnail_1280x720.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:43<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGreen lights for first responders\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Shaun Jeffrey, executive director of Manitoba Restaurant and Food Services Association, told 680 CJOB\u2019s\u00a0Connecting Winnipeg the news of yet another restaurant fire is frustrating and concerning.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>I take these things personally. I was there when it was Earls \u2014 I was actually one of the first hires when they opened it up as an Earls restaurant,\u201d Jeffrey said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see restaurants like this, and that poor restaurateur who\u2019s invested a lot of time and effort in really bringing that restaurant up to a high level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey said all 2,300 restaurants across the province take it personally when they see a fellow restaurateur\u2019s hard work go up in flames.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Winnipeg firefighters extinguish Bannatyne Avenue blaze early Friday'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ARSON_thumbnail_1280x720.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0:58<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWinnipeg firefighters extinguish Bannatyne Avenue blaze early Friday\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tPrevious Video<\/p>\n<p>\t\tNext Video<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Winnipeg firefighters and other emergency personnel were at the scene of a downtown restaurant fire early Thursday. 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