It was a busy weekend for the Dauphin Fire Department, starting with a grass fire northwest of the City of Dauphin on Friday night at 8:30.
On Saturday afternoon, just before 2:00, DFD assisted the Gilbert Plains Fire Department with a large fire in the northeast area of their municipality. During this time, the DFD was called to take care of a small rubbish fire in the City of Dauphin.
Just before 4:30 on Saturday, crews responded to a structure fire on 7th Avenue SW. Upon entering the home, the crew found the fire in the bathroom ceiling, which took three hours to extinguish. The cause is accidental and is because an exhaust fan that had been left running for an extended period. No injuries were reported, and no estimates on damages were provided.
Then on Sunday night at 9:00, crews were on the scene of a grass fire, southeast of Dauphin. They worked four hours to extinguish the blaze.
