Winnipeg police investigating fatal garage fire

FILE - Winnipeg fire fighter and fire truck. (CityNews)

Posted April 14, 2023 1:31 pm.

Winnipeg police are investigating a fatal garage fire that occurred in north Winnipeg Friday morning.

Around 5:30 a.m., Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Services (WFPS) responded to a garage fire along the 500 block of Mountain Avenue.

While battling the fire, WPFS members found a body in the garage and contacted police.

Winnipeg Police Service’s (WPS) Major Crimes Unit has since begun an investigation.

WFPS and WPS say the body has since been transported to a hospital for an autopsy.

If anyone has any information, they are asked to contact investigators at 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477.

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