Winnipeg police have one man in custody after a fire in the North End.

Flames forced residents of a rooming house out of their home Tuesday morning.

Fire crews were called to the 600 block of Flora Avenue around 4:20 a.m.

All six residents got out of the two-storey building safely.

Officers said one person was inside a suite when firefighters responded, but fled without injury.

Police said a 24-year-old man was taken into custody and faces numerous arson-related charges.