Two people died following a house fire in Port Hope, Ont., on Friday morning.
Around 11:20 a.m., Port Hope Fire and Emergency Services along with Port Hope Police Service and Northumberland Paramedics responded to Bruton Street in Port Hope following the report of an explosion.
Emergency crews discovered a fire at a duplex at 172 Bruton St.
According to Port Hope fire Chief Dan Smith and Port Hope police Insp. Katie Andrews, an interior search of the home by firefighters discovered two people with vital signs absent. They were transported to hospital where they pronounced deceased.
A cat was also found deceased in the home, officials said.
The names of the victims have not been released.
Ontario’s Office of the Fire Marshal has been called to the scene.
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