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Mounties suspect arson in family home fire in Manitoba's Interlake

A fire at a family home in the Interlake region is being investigated as arson. Manitoba RCMP say it happened in the RM of Bifrost-Riverton around 4:30 Tuesday morning.

RCMP say the blaze happened around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday

Rosanna Hempel · CBC News ·
Firefighters fight a house fire.
Manitoba RCMP say a fire at a family home in the Interlake region on Tuesday is being investigated as arson. (Supplied)

A fire at a family home in the Interlake region is being investigated as arson, RCMP say.

Manitoba RCMP say it happened in the Rural Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton, north of Gimli, around 4:30 Tuesday morning, according to an email statement.

The house was near the community of Hnausa.

A house burns.
Manitoba RCMP say the house fire happened in the RM of Bifrost-Riverton, north of Gimli, around 4:30 on July 30. (Submitted photo)

CBC News obtained photos from the family's trail cam, which captures a person in two photos.

One shows a person outside the home's attached garage before the blaze is visible.

The side of a house and its garage at night.
CBC News obtained photos from the family's trail cam. The first shows a person outside the home's attached garage before the blaze is visible. The picture has been brightened for clarity. (Submitted photo)

A second picture shows a person leaving the driveway with flames behind them.

An attached garage burns in the night.
A trail cam photo captures a person leaving the driveway of a home with flames behind them in the early hours of July 30. The picture has been brightened for clarity. (Submitted photo)

The family did not want to be interviewed but told CBC two people were asleep inside when the fire started and woke up when they heard crackling. Both got out safely.

Mounties say they continue to investigate.

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Rosanna Hempel is a journalist with CBC Manitoba. She previously worked at Global Winnipeg, where she covered the arrival of Ukrainian refugees in Manitoba, along with health, homelessness and housing. Rosanna obtained her bachelor’s of science in New Brunswick, where she grew up, and studied journalism in Manitoba. She speaks French and German. You can send story ideas and tips to [email protected].

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