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Manitoba RCMP say house fire that left one dead appears suspicious

WINNIPEG — RCMP are investigating a deadly house fire in the Interlake region of Manitoba. Officers and firefighters responded Friday to a blaze at Pinaymootang First Nation, where they found a home fully engulfed in flames.
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RCMP are investigating a house fire in the Interlake region of Manitoba that left one person dead. Manitoba RCMP headquarters is shown in Winnipeg, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski

WINNIPEG — RCMP are investigating a deadly house fire in the Interlake region of Manitoba.

Officers and firefighters responded Friday to a blaze at Pinaymootang First Nation, where they found a home fully engulfed in flames.

Two days later, the body of one person was found in the rubble.

RCMP say the cause of the fire appears suspicious.

They are asking anyone with information about the fire to call the Gypsumville detachment or Crime Stoppers.

The Canadian Press