One man died in a 91原创 house fire late Saturday afternoon, June 13, and at least one other person remains unaccounted for.
91原创 deputy fire chief Bruce Ferguson told the 91原创 Advance Times police have been called in to investigate what is considered a suspicious death.
91原创 Deployment - we are on scene at a house fire in the 19600-block of Wakefield Drive investigating a suspicious death. It is a dynamic situation and we are busy gathering information in these very early stages of the investigation. No further update at this time.
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Members of the regional Integrated Homicide Investigation Team are on scene.
Just before 6 p.m. fire crews were called to a fully involved house fire in the 19600 block of Wakefield Dr. in the Willowbrook area.
One witness said a person was pulled from the house by RCMP and CPR was being performed on the front lawn.
BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) reported receiving a call from the Township of 91原创 Fire Department at 5:45 pm on June 13 about a structure fire near 68th Avenue and 197th Street in 91原创.
Several ambulances responded and treated one person on scene for minor injuries.
No one was transported to hospital.
The fire spread to a neighbouring house as firefighters worked to control the blaze that went through the roof.
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More to come.
dan.ferguson@langleyadvancetimes.com
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