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Winnipeg firefighters respond to fatal St. Boniface house fire

The two-storey home where one person died after a house fire. Global News

One person has died after a house fire on Horace Street in St. Boniface Monday.

Crews received a report of a fire in a two-storey home just after 11 a.m., with one person trapped inside.

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Once crews arrived, they used a ladder to enter the home and found the person dead.

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Another person was able to leave the home before crews arrived.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, but does not appear to be suspicious.

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