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Early morning structure fire in Spruce Grove, Alta. leaves one dead

File photo of an RCMP patrol vehicle. Mario Beauregard / The Canadian Press

A structure fire at a duplex in Spruce Grove, Alta., west of Edmonton, has left one person dead Saturday.

Police responded to the structure fire on Heatherglen Drive around 3:20 a.m.

Two residences were engulfed by flames when police arrived. One person was found dead inside one of the residences once the flames were extinguished. No other injuries have been reported.

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The cause of the fire is under investigation. Police are asking pedestrians and drivers to avoid the area while fire investigators complete clean up and investigation.

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