The Investigation into a fatal early morning fire on 15th Street South West in Portage la Prairie continues. RCMP have confirmed that a deceased person was located on the main floor of the residence after the Portage la Prairie Fire Department had extinguished the blaze.

House during fire (Photo submitted by Wesley Roulette)

Firefighters, RCMP, EMS, and the Fire Commissioner's Office were called out around midnight to 15TH Street Southwest, just south of Saskatchewan Avenue. Police say the individual was alone in the home at the time of the fire.

RCMP, the Forensic Identification Section and the office of the fire commissioner are all involved in the investigation.