Grain elevator in Crystal City was destroyed by fire

A grain elevator was destroyed, one man was injured.

The incident happened on Monday in Crystal City. A grain elevator in the house was damaged by a big fire. Winnipeggers who live near the building informed that they heard a sound that was very similar to an explosion.

In social networks, you can find a lot of photos, where you can see the building is covered by a large fire.The representative of the fire service shared the details and said that the company that is located nearby, also suffered from fire, but the damage was small.

The city was lucky that there was no strong wind that could have carried fire to all nearby houses.

At the moment no official statement has been made regarding the cause or losses caused by the fire.

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