*EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally said this fire took place in Whitecourt, but it happened in Blue Ridge, outside of Whitecourt.
A 69-year-old woman was found dead in a home near Whitecourt, Alta. after a fire broke out early Monday morning.
RCMP, fire fighters and paramedics responded to the blaze at approximately 2:20 a.m. in the hamlet of Blue Ridge, which is 22 kilometres east of Whitecourt.
It was reported that two people were trapped inside.
The woman was later found dead inside the home and a 74-year-old man was flown to hospital in Edmonton by STARS Air Ambulance. He was later released.
The investigation continues and the Alberta Fire Commissioner’s Office and the Edmonton Medical Examiner’s Office is assisting.
There is no word yet on the cause of the fire.
Whitecourt is approximately 181 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.
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