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Deaths of Three Found in Manitoba House Fire Considered Suspicious: RCMP

April 10, 2022 5:30 PM | News


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The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

Manitoba RCMP are investigating the deaths of three people as suspicious following a fatal house fire in Portage la Prairie.

Emergency crews were called to a residence on 7th Street SE at around 1 a.m. Sunday. Once the blaze was extinguished, the bodies of three people were located inside.

Their deaths are being treated as suspicious, according to police.

One man is currently in custody.

RCMP continue to investigate and say further details will be released when available.