Winnipeg rooming house goes up in flames on Selkirk Avenue
Four people managed to escape a home that caught fire in the 800 block of Selkirk Avenue Sunday.
Blaze forced 4 people from home, police say
Several people were forced from a home that caught fire on Selkirk Avenue Sunday.
Police were called to a rooming house in the 800 block of Selkirk near Arlington Street at about 3:45 a.m. after reports of a fire.
Five people have died in rooming house fires in Winnipeg since the beginning of January 2016. (Ken Spicer)
Four people escaped safely and none of them suffered serious injuries, police said.
Selkirk was closed for a time as fire crews battled the blaze, but the road has since reopened.
Fire officials haven't released a damage estimate or details about what caused the fire.
Police taped off the back alley behind the home and remained on the scene for hours Sunday morning. (Bryce Hoye/CBC) 
Four people escaped a home on Selkirk Avenue after it went up in flames Sunday. (Bryce Hoye/CBC)