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Fire after break-in causes $250,000 damage

A fire at 761 McMillan Ave. caused approximately $250,000 damage. Rudi Pawlychyn / Global News

WINNIPEG – An early morning house fire in Fort Rouge apparently started after a break-in.

The McMillan Avenue homeowner told police he was woken up by noise coming from his vacant upstairs suite.

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When he checked on the noise, he saw a person run out the back and then discovered the fire in the suite, he told police.

The fire caused $250,000 to $300,000 damage.

The homeowner was uninjured.

The arson strike force is investigating.

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