The Montreal fire department said a 68-year-old woman has died after her residential apartment caught fire overnight in the West Island suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeaux (DDO).
Some 20 firefighters responded to the one-alarm fire at around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday night.
The woman was found inside her two-storey apart located on Hyman Street off Sunnybrooke Boulevard.
Officials from the Montreal fire department say the victim’s death was confirmed at scene.
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Montreal police have taken over the investigation. Officials believe the cause of the fire was accidental.
Investigators are working to determine the cause of death, which is still still unknown.
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