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2 women found dead after fire in Cape Breton home

Cape Breton police are investigating a fatal fire in Dominion, N.S. File/Global News

Two women have been found dead after a house fire in Cape Breton.

Police say the home on Villa Nova Drive in Dominion, N.S., was fully engulfed when officers arrived to assist the fire department at about 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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The women – aged 83 and 51 – were found dead inside.

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A man escaped without injury.

Cape Breton regional police say their forensic identification unit and the fire marshal’s office are investigating, but a cause has not yet been determined.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.

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