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Winnipeg police have made an arrest in connection to a fire over the weekend that left two people dead.
On Sept. 14, shortly before 3 a.m., fire crews were called to a commercial and residential mix-use building in the 200 block of Atlantic Avenue. When they arrived, flames were pouring out of the building.
Firefighters rescued a man and woman from one of the suites. they were transported to hospital in critical condition, where they were pronounced dead. Two additional adults were treated for smoke inhalation.
The fire was deemed suspicious, and the Homicide Unit began investigating.
On Wednesday, Winnipeg police arrested a 28-year-old man in the 700 block of Mountain Avenue for the two arson-related homicides of 49-year-old Geda Wodisso and 38-year-old Zenabu Gula.
He faces two counts of second-degree murder and remains in custody.
Investigators have determined that Wodisso and Gula were married and were not known to the accused.
The investigation continues.