The body of an adult was found in a home destroyed by fire near Antler Lake, Alta.
The Strathcona County house was engulfed in flames when fire crews arrived on scene around 3 a.m. Sunday.
“The fire progressed to a point where there was no way we could make an interior attack on it,” said Devin Capcara, deputy fire chief with Strathcona County.
He said crews fought the fire from outside and brought it under control within half an hour. Capcara said three full-time fire crews and two part-time stations responded to the fire.
According to police, two teenage boys were inside the house at the time and managed to escape.
One was treated in hospital for minor injuries, while the other was not injured.
Watch below: On Sept. 18, 2017, Tom Vernon filed this report as fire crews were still trying to determine how a deadly blaze started in Strathcona County over the weekend.
The identity of the deceased has not been determined. The Medical Examiner’s Office is investigating.
The home suffered extensive damage and the cause is under investigation.
“We’re working in conjunction with the RCMP, so we will investigate the origin and cause and RCMP will investigate the circumstances surrounding the fire,” Capcara said.
Antler Lake is about 25 kilometres east of Edmonton in Strathcona County.
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