Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) crews were busy Friday and early Saturday morning, battling three separate fires believed to be caused by an accident.

Flames first broke out around 3:07 p.m. Friday at a bungalow on the first block of Killington Bay. Crews arrived to find smoke coming from the home. After launching an interior attack, they declared the fire under control at 3:42 p.m.

People living inside the house were able to evacuate before firefighters arrived. One person was injured and taken to hospital in stable condition.

Crews searched the home and discovered a dead cat.

The building suffered smoke and water damage. The cause would be accidental and linked to smoking.

Around 8:51 p.m. that evening, WFPS was called to another bungalow fire in the 2100 block of King Edward Street. Crews saw smoke coming from the home and fought the fire from the inside. He was judged to be under control 45 minutes later.

No one was injured, but the home suffered smoke and water damage.

The fire was believed to be due to a malfunction in the chimney.

Shortly before 5:30 a.m. Saturday, crews responded to a fire at a two-story duplex in the 1000 block of Cavalier Drive.

After starting an offensive fire from inside the home, crews were able to declare it under control at 6:07 a.m.

No injuries were reported.

Investigators believe the fire was accidental and caused by a candle.

WFPS urged homeowners to use caution when lighting items indoors.