(Quebec) The fire that killed six members of a family Thursday in the Lanaudière region is probably accidental, according to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).
A police spokeswoman said investigators have completed their analysis of the scene at the Saint-Jacques home, and have begun working to identify the bodies.
Sergeant Éloïse Cossette says there was nothing immediately suspicious about the fire and that the police are assisting the coroner in his investigation.
The victims are a man and a woman in their twenties, as well as four children aged approximately two months to eight years.
Authorities have not officially identified the victims, but friends and relatives have confirmed their identities in a number of social media posts honoring the family and raising money for funeral costs.
Firefighters first discovered four bodies while responding to a fire in Saint-Jacques around 1 a.m. Thursday. Provincial police found two more bodies during a search of the ruins.