Two people were injured in a house fire Thursday afternoon, with one person taken to hospital where they remain in unstable condition.

Emergency crews were called just after Noon to reports of a fire in a two-storey multi-family residential building in the 0-100 block of Euclid Avenue.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service says in a release that they encountered smoke coming from a suite in the building when they arrived. They were able to enter the suite and launch an offensive attack, quickly extinguishing the fire and declaring it under control at 12:27 p.m.

Two occupants of the fire suite self-evacuated prior to crew arrival. Occupants of neighbouring units also self-evacuated and were able to return to their suites once conditions improved.

Paramedics assessed two patients on-scene. One was transported to hospital in unstable condition, and the other was transported in stable condition. No other injuries were reported.

Fire damage was contained to the suite of origin, with no extension to neighbouring units. The cause of the fire is under investigation and no damage estimates are available at this time.