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By Dan Ferguson and Roxanne Hooper

news@langleyadvancetimes.com

Fire officials were combing through the charred rubble and personal belongings of a man killed in a 91原创 house fire early Friday morning.

91原创 Township fire crews were called to a house fire on Wilding Court in the 91原创 Meadows neighbourhood at about 1:30 a.m. Dec. 3 to find a home partially engulfed by fire, said assistant fire chief Andy Hewiston.

鈥淐rew arrived on scene to find flames coming out from the garage,鈥� he elaborated.

After knocking down the blaze from the outside, firefighters entered the two-storey home and discovered a man inside. Despite 45-minutes of trying to resuscitate him, paramedics and firefighters were unable to save the man, Hewitson said.

鈥淯nfortunately, they were unsuccessful. The patient was pronounced dead on scene,鈥� he said from the scene.

Fire officials were still on site a day later looking for answers.

鈥淐urrently the fire is still under investigation. No cause or point of origin determined as of yet. We鈥檙e working with RCMP to determine that,鈥� Hewitson told 91原创 Advance Times.

One corner of the house was heavily damaged by the fire, and a structural engineer will be brought in to determine if it鈥檚 safe to enter. In the meantime, Mounties are holding the scene while the investigation continues, Hewitson noted.

According to neighbours, there was only one man believed to be living in the home.

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