House explodes in Winnipeg’s Transcona area

Manitoba·Breaking

A neighbourhood in Winnipeg’s east side has been rocked by a home explosion.

Social media post showing a house explosion
Rubble is seen on Camrose Bay after a house exploded late Wednesday morning. (Meaghan Richey/Facebook)

A neighbourhood in Winnipeg’s east side has been rocked by a home explosion.

It happened around 11:15 a.m. Wednesday in the Transcona area, the City of Winnipeg said.

The house is on Camrose Bay, off of Coldstream Avenue, says a post by the city on X, formerly called Twitter.

The public is urged to avoid the area to allow emergency crews to manage the scene safely, the message says.

A column of black smoke in the distance from a fire
A column of dark smoke fills the air in Transcona on Wednesday following a house explosion. (Submitted by Nancy Schroeder)

More to come.