Unconscious person found after Longueuil fire
Vehicles from the Longueuil police (SPAL) are parked in the municipality on March 4, 2024. (The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi)
One person was found unconscious and a second suffered from severe smoke inhalation following a fire at a home in Longueuil, on Montreal's South Shore.
Longueuil police (SPAL) says it received a call from the fire department about the fire at 7 a.m. Monday at a single-storey home on Viger Street in the Saint-Hubert borough.
The force says it found the two people, one unconscious and the other suffering from severe smoke inhalation.
That person was treated by paramedics, and their life is not considered to be in danger.
A third person who was also in the home is being interviewed by police.
Officials say they have yet to determine what caused the fire.
A security perimeter has been established to allow investigators to canvass the scene.
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