One person is dead after an early morning fire in northwest Regina.
Flames were shooting out of the home when firefighters arrived to the duplex on the 300 block of Markwell Drive at 1:15 a.m.
A man was taken out of the home with critical injuries. He was treated by EMS but the 48-year-old died on scene. His name has not been released
Regina Fire & Protective Services said the duplex was a total loss and are now investigating to figure out what sparked the fire. The coroner will investigate the man’s death, and Regina police will investigate to see if there is a criminal aspect to the fire.
Officers shine their spotlight on a home that was the scene of a fatal fire this a.m. #yqr pic.twitter.com/3TbazB3ah1
— Courtney Markewich (@cjmarkewich) January 22, 2016
You can see boarded up windows as police shine a spotlight on the home where a man died in a fire this a.m. #yqr pic.twitter.com/VAE7YhLGww
— Courtney Markewich (@cjmarkewich) January 22, 2016
Difficult to see the damage, but you can tell flames burned through the peak of the home #yqr pic.twitter.com/5xYhfhCJpi
— Courtney Markewich (@cjmarkewich) January 22, 2016