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8 people escape Winnipeg house fire

A fire hydrant. Michael Draven/Global News

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to reports of a fire at a single-family home in River Heights Sunday morning.

At 5:20 a.m. crews arrived on the scene of a fire in a bungalow in the 300 block of Lockwood Avenue.

Crews saw smoke coming from the house and put out the fire within 20 minutes.

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Seven occupants of the house safely got out before crews arrived.

Firefighters found one more person and brought them to safety.

All occupants were assessed by on-scene paramedics but did not require transport to the hospital.

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No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation and no damage estimates are available.

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