STARS Air Ambulance transported one male from Mitchell to Winnipeg with fire related injuries Saturday morning.

Lieutenant Trevor Schellenberg with the Steinbach Fire Department says they were called to a possible structure fire on Oakview Avenue in Mitchell shortly before 8 am.

“When we arrived we had initial crews go in and check with a thermal camera for any heat extension to see how bad the fire was. The fire was put out prior to our arrival. We did have some of our members assist EMS with packaging one person that was injured from the fire.”

Schellenberg says the fire occurred when a small wood stove in a garage was being lit. He notes the injuries are undetermined, but the patient was transported to Winnipeg.

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