News release
Portage la Prairie RCMP investigating fatal fire
March 2, 2026
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Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
From: Manitoba RCMP
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On March 1, at approximately 4:40 a.m., Portage la Prairie RCMP received a call about a residential house fire occurring in the community with multiple residents inside.
The blaze occurred at a home on the first 100 block of 8th Street Northwest. The house was fully engulfed in flames when RCMP arrived.
Two adults and five children had escaped the residence with relatively minor injuries and let an officer know a 12-year-old male had not made it out of the home. His body was later located inside the residence.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.