Fatal apartment fire on Ross Avenue deemed accidental by city police

A fatal apartment fire earlier this month that claimed the life of a 53-year-old man has been ruled accidental, according to Winnipeg police.

Emergency crews were called to an apartment building in the 400 block of Ross Avenue in Winnipeg’s Centennial neighbourhood on June 5. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews responded shortly before 1:30 p.m. and extinguished the fire before police arrived just before 2 p.m.

Following the blaze, a search of the building led to the discovery of the man’s body inside his suite. Other residents were able to evacuate safely and were not injured.

The death marks the 13th fire-related fatality in Winnipeg this year.