Winnipeg firefighters used an aerial drone Tuesday night to help battle a fire in the city's North End.

A spokesperson for the city said the drone was deployed to survey the Selkirk Avenue blaze, to help ensure the safety of firefighters. No injuries were reported in the fire.

Witness Dustin Anderson said he was driving by when he saw smoke billowing from a two-storey structure on Selkirk Avenue between Arlington and McGregor streets around 7:45 p.m.

A two-storey structure on Selkirk Avenue between Arlington and McGregor streets caught fire on Tuesday evening. (Jaison Empson/CBC)

"The buildings next door definitely have some smoke damage," he told CBC News while watching firefighters battle the blaze.

The city spokesperson said crews were treating the scene as a defensive fire.

The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

Watch as firefighters tackle Tuesday's fire: