An on-duty Winnipeg Police Service crew reported a fire in a Burrows area house early Thursday morning.

At 1:48, firefighters were called to a one-and-a-half storey house in the 600 block of Mountain Avenue where they were met with heavy smoke coming from the house. Upon entering the building, the fire was fought from the inside. The fire was declared under control at 2:30 a.m.

Crews searched the house and no occupants were found. There were no injuries reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.