Electrical issue caused fire that killed boy: RCMP

A house fire that killed a 12-year-old boy in Portage la Prairie on March 1 was caused by an electrical issue, an RCMP spokesperson said Thursday.

The cause of the blaze was not suspicious, the spokesperson said.

Alexander Beaulieu Jr. died after the fire spread and he became trapped in his bedroom, his uncle, Clint McIvor, told the Free Press last month.

Family members were sleeping when the fire was detected at about 4:40 a.m. Alexander’s parents and five siblings escaped the house, located in the first 100 block of 8th Street Northwest.