Arson charges after suite fire

A 29-year-old woman faces arson charges after a suite was set on fire Sunday.

Winnipeg Police Service officers were sent to a housing complex on the 500 block of Dufferin Avenue at about 7 a.m after a report of a fire.

Officers were told one of the building’s tenants set fire near a couch inside a suite. Police located a 29-year-old woman nearby and arrested her. No injuries were reported.

The woman faces charges of arson with disregard for human life and arson causing damage to property. She was released and will appear in court at a later date.