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Winnnipeg firefighters have extinguished a fire that was burning close to Portage Place mall and two apartment buildings in downtown Winnipeg.

The blaze badly charred a three-storey building before firefighters put out the flames about 5:15 p.m. It’s believed the building contained office space.

SUBMITTED PHOTO Rush-hour traffic on Portage Avenue was disrupted today by a fire near Portage Place mall.

It’s sandwiched between the two apartment buildings immediately north of the mall. The mall was not evacuated.

Winnipeg fire department platoon chief Ralph Ens said the fire started on the building’s roof and spread to lower floors.

"The heat broke out the windows and the fire got inside," he told the Free Press.

An early estimate of damage to the building and its contents is $1 million.

One firefighter was injured and at least one resident has suffered smoke inhalation.

Rush-hour traffic on Portage Avenue was disrupted as thick smoke blew across the intersections of Portage Avenue and Vaughan and Ellice streets.