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Child playing with matches may have caused minor North Kildonan house fire

A piece of tape blocking off the scene of a fire. File / Getty Images

After a Friday evening house fire in North Kildonan, officials are warning parents to talk to their kids about the dangers of playing with matches and lighters.

Firefighters went to a house on Claudia Place to extinguish a fire in a bedroom just before 9 p.m. They extinguished the blaze within 15 minutes.

Paramedics assessed one person on scene for injuries.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service believes a child playing with matches accidentally caused the fire. The city suggests parents always store lighters and matches in a place where children can’t access them.

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