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Body found at south Edmonton home after house fire

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Edmonton police investigating suspicious death after house fire
WATCH ABOVE: A body was found at an Edmonton property near Whyte Avenue after a house fire. Police are treating the death as suspicious – Sep 2, 2016

Edmonton police are investigating a suspicious death just off Whyte Avenue.

Fire crews were called to a home on 98 Street and 81 Avenue just before 11 p.m. Thursday.

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Police said a man was found dead at the scene. An autopsy confirmed his death was a result of the fire, but police are still investigating to determine if the death is suspicious.

Police believe the house may have been abandoned.

 

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