Three people are dead after a house fire in North Cowichan on Monday morning.
Firefighters and RCMP were called to the home in the 1600 block of Maple Bay Road around 9:30 a.m.
North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP said the fire was so intense that it required the help of firefighters from North Cowichan, Maple Bay, Crofton and Chemainus.
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Images from the scene after the fire was extinguished showed the home reduced to rubble.
Mounties confirmed on Wednesday that three bodies were located at the scene.
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The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call RCMP at 250-748-5522.
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