Wildfires had people on the eastern fringes of Winnipeg on edge for several hours Sunday.

Fire crews battled a a grass fire in the 1400 block of Dugald Road in the Transcona area, and another fire in the R.M. of Springfield along the Trans-Canada Highway near Symington Road.

The flames were so frightening in the RM of Springfield motorists pulled over to take a closer look and warn people living nearby. 

"All of a sudden it got really high so I backed up all the way to warn and tell this house here that there was a fire coming towards their house,” a woman told CTV News.

“On the trailers here, there's big propane tanks so they are telling us to leave,” she added. 

“This is crazy and the wind is not helping that's for sure,” said another man. 

“Pretty interesting. I guess as we just saw one another fire, three miles away in another location,” he said.

It appears the most significant damage from the fires took place at Industrial Trailer Sales.

Owner Art Benjamin was out of town when the fire started. 

After going back and forth on the phone with his staff he told CTV News there could be up to two million dollars worth of damage on his property after close to a dozen trailers burned. 

“All we can do is hope for the best,” said Benjamin.

Sunday evening employees told CTV News about 50 trailers were destroyed.

The RM of Springfield Fire Department said a portion of the Trans-Canada Highway was closed for about the three hours between Symington Road and Navin Road due to poor visibility and so crews could move equipment in and out of the area.

Up to 40 fire firefighters helped fight the fire. Safety Officer Gord Favelle said the fire started as a grass fire before the wind picked up.

The grass fire along Dugald Road in Winnipeg flared up between 1130 a.m. and 1200 p.m. Sunday.

The United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg tells CTV News said battled the blaze with the help of 100 fire fighters.

It said windy and dry conditions were factors in the fire.

CN Rail said it has property adjacent to both fires, but operations were not impacted and crews were not doing any related work in the area Sunday that could have sparked a fire.

Firefighters from both fires said late Sunday afternoon the fire were under control and crews were working to put out hotspots.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service says fires on public or private property are not permitted when wind speeds exceed 25 km per hour. 

The city said the ban will be lifted when conditions improve.