1 person sent to hospital during house fire in Winnipeg’s North End

WINNIPEG — One person is in still in hospital following a house fire in the North End area Tuesday morning.

Firefighters and police were called on scene to the 400 block of Aberdeen Avenue for reports of a house fire around 9:30 a.m.

The blaze is still under investigation, but police revealed in a release on Tuesday morning that they believe the fire to have been deliberately set.

One person was taken to hospital in unstable condition.

Police have also been seen going door-to-door in the neighbourhood.