Police say they no longer believe the death of a person found at the site of an explosion in Langley, B.C., this week is a homicide.
Langley RCMP was called to the scene a the blast in an outbuilding on a rural property in the 24300-block of 8 Avenue shortly after 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 22.
After putting the fire out, firefighters discovered human remains at the scene, and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) took conduct of the case.
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On Thursday, IHIT said that after reviewing the evidence and consulting with the BC Coroners Service it no longer believed the death was a homicide.
The case, it added, was being handed back to the Langley RCMP.
Mounties in Langley, meanwhile, continue to investigate what led to the explosion.
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