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WINNIPEG The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service is reminding people how to safely use a barbecue after a fire broke out Saturday evening due to a barbecue. Crews were called to a home in the 300 block of Rougeau Avenue just before 6 p.m. When firefighters arrived the fire could be seen coming from the back of the home. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control by 6:33 p.m. In a release, fire crews said it is believed the fire was accidental and it started in the barbecue and spread to the deck and the back of the house.