Two people are dead after a house fire in a small Nova Scotia community.
Fire crews were called to the home in Westville, just outside of New Glasgow, shortly after midnight on Sunday.
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Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames and keep the house standing, but Westville Police Chief Don Husser says two adults died.
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Neighbours say the victims of the blaze were a mother and son, and that the mother was a longtime resident in the community.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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