The Office of the Fire Commissioner (OFC) has determined it was a deliberately set fire that damaged a house Friday between Steinbach and Mitchell.

The Steinbach Fire Department was called to the house along Road 32E and north of Hanover Road at approximately 8:30 am. It was an abandoned house that sustained significant damage.

There were no injuries.

Steinbach RCMP continue to investigate.

This is the second time this week that the OFC has ruled arson as the cause of a house fire in the southeast. On Tuesday, the OFC ruled that a fire that destroyed a house near La Broquerie last week was also intentionally set.

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