(Boileau) A person was found dead in a residence which was engulfed in flames in Boileau, in the Outaouais.
It was a call to 911 around 1 a.m. Saturday that alerted the emergency services to a burning house on Marcil Road.
“When the fire was brought under control, a person was found unconscious by the fire service inside the residence,” said Sergeant Catherine Bernard, spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).
His death was later confirmed. Residence is a total loss.
Everything indicates for the moment that the victim was alone inside the residence.
Since there are deaths and the cause of the fire is currently unknown, the firefighters have transferred the investigation to the police.
The investigation was entrusted to the Major Crime Investigation Division of the SQ.
On Saturday, they were accompanied to the scene by a fire scene technician to try to understand the circumstances of the fire and its exact cause.