Two dead in Winnipeg bathhouse fire

Police are calling the blaze "suspicious"

UPDATE: One of the two victims has been identified as Steven Yablonski. Read the full story here.

Two people are dead in Winnipeg after a fire broke out at one of the city’s bathhouses.

Aquarius Bath, at 457 Notre Dame Ave, caught fire at 7am Sunday morning. Police are calling the blaze “suspicious” and arson investigators are on the scene. No victims have been publicly identified.

Aquarius Bath is one of two bathhouses in Winnipeg, the other one being Adonis Spa at 1060 Main St.

Xtra.ca is following the story and will have an update later today.

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