Fifth death linked to residential fires in Quebec in two days

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SAINT-RAYMOND, Que. - Quebec provincial police say one person died in a Saturday morning fire in a home in the town of St-Raymond, northwest of Quebec City.

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This article was published 06/01/2024 (818 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

SAINT-RAYMOND, Que. – Quebec provincial police say one person died in a Saturday morning fire in a home in the town of St-Raymond, northwest of Quebec City.

The death is the fifth in two days linked to residential fires in the province, following separate Friday morning incidents in the towns of Rawdon and Boisbriand that each claimed two lives.

Police spokesperson Louis-Philippe Ruel said Saturday morning that firefighters were called to the St-Raymond home at around 6 a.m.

Quebec provincial police headquarters is seen Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Montreal. Quebec provincial police report one person died in a Saturday morning fire in a residence in the town of St-Raymond, northwest of Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Quebec provincial police headquarters is seen Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Montreal. Quebec provincial police report one person died in a Saturday morning fire in a residence in the town of St-Raymond, northwest of Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Ruel says firefighters located a body as they worked to extinguish the flames.

Police spokesperson Stéphane Tremblay says a coroner still needs to complete a formal identification of the deceased.

Police are investigating the cause of the blaze, but Ruel said there’s nothing to suggest it was criminal.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 6, 2024.

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