Three people were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in an apartment in the city’s center on Friday evening.

Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) crews were called to respond to a fire at a four-storey apartment building in the 200 block of Vaughan Street around 6:50 p.m.

Fire crews detected smoke rising from the building. While we helped evacuate the citizens trapped inside, others managed to get out with their own means.

The teams announced that they intervened in the fire from the inside and brought it under control at 19.16.

Three people were hospitalized in stable condition.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.

Citizens living in suites that were not damaged by the fire returned to their homes.