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Man held following fire at Winnipeg rooming house

A man was taken into custody by police following a fire at 651 Flora Ave. Brittany Greenslade / Global News

WINNIPEG – Police have a man in custody following a fire that caused $80,000 damage to a rooming house on Flora Avenue Tuesday morning.

The fire started in a suite at the front of the North End home and was well involved by the time fire crews arrived after 4 a.m., emergency services personnel said.

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The six residents in the home at 651 Flora Ave. escaped without injury.

Police didn’t say why the man was in custody.

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