Mounties in southern Manitoba say a 12-year-old boy is dead after a home was engulfed in flames over the weekend.
RCMP say they were called early Sunday to a home in Portage la Prairie, where multiple residents were reported to be inside.
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They say two adults and five children escaped with minor injuries, but told an officer that the boy had not made it out.
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The boy’s body was later found inside the home.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.
Portage la Prairie is 75 kilometres west of Winnipeg.
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