Three people are dead and one person is in police custody following an early morning house fire in Portage la Prairie.

The Manitoba RCMP says in a release that the local detachment was called to the fire on 7th Street SE around 1 a.m.

The Portage la Prairie Fire Department also responded and was already on scene extinguishing the blaze when officers arrived.

Three people were found deceased inside the home once the fire was put out. The RCMP says that their deaths are considered suspicious.

An adult male has been taken into custody where he remains at this time.

RCMP Major Crime Services along with the Forensic Identification Section, Portage la Prairie RCMP Detachment and the Office of the Fire Commissioner, continue to investigate.

More to come.