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The body of a 51-year-old woman was found in a burned-out house in the city of Selkirk.

Fire crews were called to the blaze on Taylor Avenue at about 10:30 p.m. Monday.

The body was discovered after the fire was extinguished.

"That was her house. She was living there," said Selkirk RCMP Const. Paul Human.

"The fire was put out [and] the body was removed and will be taken to Winnipeg for an autopsy today."

Police say no one else was in the bungalow.

The cause of the fire is being investigated by the office of the fire commissioner.

Selkirk is located about 25 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg.