Winnipeg police say an 81-year-old man died in a house fire in the city’s Lord Roberts neighbourhood over the weekend.
The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) previously said the man – the only person living at the home – was unaccounted for after the Saturday night blaze on Nassau Street South.
Because of the intensity of the fire, firefighters and police officers were unable to enter the home.
Police are now saying the man’s body was found following a room by room demolition of the house.
The demolished house on Nassau Street South, seen March 3, 2026, days after a fire claimed an 81-year-old man’s life. (Steve Anderson, CityNews)
“Members of the WFPS technical rescue task force (rappelled) from the bucket of the aerial ladder into the house and retrieved the 81-year-old victim,” police said in a news release.
The WPS major crimes unit is investigating, though police say the fire is not being treated as suspicious.
Crews were first called to the one-and-half storey house around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday night. The flames were deemed under control by 2:43 a.m.