Man dies of injuries received in Winnipeg fire

The Winnipeg Police Homicide Unit is investigating after the death of a manfollowing anapartment fire in the city's downtown.

Firefighters and police were called to the three-storey apartment complex on the 300 block of Carlton Street Saturday at 2:10 a.m. CT.

While crews were fighting the blaze they found a man inside the building with injuries to his upper body.

Police said the injuries were suspicious, because they were not consistent with those received in a fire alone.

The man was taken to hospital in critical condition, but died a short time later.

The homicideunit and the Arson Strike Force are investigating.

If police rule the man's death a homicide, it will be the city's 35th homicide of the year, breaking the record high of 34 set in 2004.

Damage to the apartment complex is estimated at $100,000.