The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 13, 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
A house fire in Richer, Manitoba, claimed the life of a 78-year-old woman on Monday evening.
The blaze broke out at a residence on Dawson Road at around 8:30 p.m.
When RCMP officers from the Steinbach detachment arrived, Richer fire department and EMS were already on scene battling the blaze.
Police learned one person had been unaccounted for and was still inside the house.
The woman was later found deceased on scene.
A 14-year-old boy was able to escape, and was taken by STARS air ambulance to hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation and minor injuries.
Steinbach RCMP continue to investigate.
