A 75-year-old man has died in hospital, succumbing to his injuries after a fire broke out in a home in Dollard-des-Ormeaux Monday evening.
Fire officials were called to the two-storey bungalow on Paris street shortly after 5:20 p.m.
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The man was rescued from the burning home before fire officials tamed the blaze.
The victim was sent to hospital in what first responders described as a critical condition where he later succumbed to his injuries.
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The cause of the fire remains unknown.
The investigation has been transferred to the arson squad of Montreal police.
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