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A man died and three people were taken to hospital in the aftermath of a fire that gutted a home in Winnipeg’s Lord Roberts neighbourhood on Monday.
Fire crews responded to a home spewing flames and smoke on Nassau Street S., between Walker and Kylemore avenues, shortly after 1 p.m. Monday.
A man in his 40s was found dead inside the home, police said in a news release Tuesday.
Three people who fled the home — a man and woman in their 60s, and a woman in her 30s — were assessed by paramedics and taken to hospital. One was in unstable condition, but all three were treated and released from hospital, police said.
Firefighters used a ladder truck to spray the home with water from above. The fire was brought under control shortly after 4 p.m.
The home was significantly damaged by fire, smoke and water. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.