Person rescued from house fire

A ​ person is recovering after being rescued from a burning home in North Point Douglas Monday morning.

Firefighters responded to the fire in the one-and-a-half storey house in the 0 to 100 block of Granville Street at around 6 a.m., the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said in a news release Monday.

Bystanders were trying to rescue the person from the home when emergency crews arrived, the release said. Firefighters were able to pull the person through a window, who was taken to hospital in stable condition.

A bystander was treated at the scene for a minor injury.

The fire was deemed under control by about 6:45 a.m.

The city is assisting residents who were displaced by the fire, the release said.

The blaze remains under investigation.