One dead, one injured in Burnaby, B.C., house fire; police investigating cause

BURNABY — One person is dead after a house fire in the Metro Vancouver city of Burnaby on Friday.

RCMP say they were called to the fire in a home on Douglas Road near Norfolk Street in the South Burnaby neighbourhood at around 4:30 a.m.

Police say that despite life-saving efforts at the scene, one person did not survive.

Another person involved was hospitalized, although no details of their injuries have been released.