An octogenarian lost his life on Friday evening after the fire at his residence in Pointe-Calumet, in the Basses-Laurentides.
The Régie de police du Lac des Deux-Montagnes explained that the fire first broke out in a temporary shelter, a little after 9 p.m., before spreading to the house.
The firefighters then found the owner unconscious in the rubble of this residence on 25th Avenue. He was transported to Saint-Eustache Hospital, where his death was unfortunately pronounced.
No one was injured in the blaze, police added.
As of Saturday morning, they were still on the scene trying to determine the causes of the fire.
“There is no indication that this is criminal in nature. Everything suggests that it was accidental,” said Jean-Philippe Labbé, inspector of criminal investigations at the regional police force.
