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WINNIPEG — Dark smoke could be seen billowing from a condo complex under construction in Winnipeg’s Tuxedo neighbourhood Monday afternoon.

The smoke was first seen from the Global News newsroom on the thirtieth floor of 201 Portage Avenue shortly after 2 p.m.

The construction of the building on Sterling Lyon Parkway was being done by Deveraux Developments.

“It looked a whole lot worse than it was,” Dennis Jones, President and CEO of Deveraux Developments said Monday. He told Global News the fire started from workers who were welding balconies on the sixth floor, some sparks caught on insulation that was piled outside the building.

Fire officials confirmed that sparks from welding appear to be what started the fire.

All floors on one section of the building look to be damaged, according to people on the scene but Jones said the damage was only external.

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Nine fire trucks were on scene, as well as police and ambulance.

Smoke billowing from the condo complex. Randall Paull/Global News Randall Paull/Global News

Construction on the building started in 2016 and Jones said he expects the construction to “be completed on schedule.”

No one was injured in the fire.