One dead in Selkirk house fire

A Saturday house fire in Selkirk claimed the life of a 29-year-old woman.

Crews were sent to a home on Clandeboye Avenue at 10:15 p.m. and observed flames and heavy smoke coming from the home, an RCMP news release Monday said.

Paramedics tried to resuscitate a woman found inside the home. She was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after.

Selkirk RCMP and the Manitoba Office of the Fire Commissioner are investigating but it’s believed the fire was accidental.