A Windsor Fire and Rescue ladder truck, October 29, 2025. Photo by Mark Brown/WindsorNewsToday.ca.A Windsor Fire and Rescue ladder truck, October 29, 2025. Photo by Mark Brown/WindsorNewsToday.ca.
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Fire near downtown Windsor displaces five

A fire at a multi-unit building near downtown Windsor late Thursday night has left five people looking for a place to stay.

Windsor Fire and Rescue say crews were called to Tuscarora Street near Marentette Avenue at around 10:30 p.m. The fire originated in a basement rental unit.

Fire officials reported on Friday morning that two people were treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, and a total of five people were displaced.

The cause has not yet been determined, but the preliminary damage estimate is at $400,000.

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Firefighters also dealt with a fire on Friday morning on Manzanillo Crescent, near Captain Wilson Park. The alarm came just before 10:30 a.m.

The fire was declared out at around noon. Investigators were at the scene to determine the cause and assess the damage.

More to come.

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