A five-year-old has died after a West End house fire sent nine people to hospital.
Winnipeg police said Friday that the other eight people who were in the house — four adults and four children — have been upgraded to stable condition.
The surviving children range in age from less than a year old to their early teens.
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The fatal fire, on Simcoe Street, took place early Thursday morning, and police said that although the investigation continues, the cause of the fire isn’t believed to be suspicious.
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