An elderly man is dead following an early morning fire in North Saanich.
Police officers, fire crews and paramedics were called to the rural residential blaze in the 9000-block of Cresswell Road, near McTavish Road, on Saturday, April 9th.
According to North Saanich/Sidney RCMP Cpl. Andres Sanchez, the property features multiple buildings. He says a mother and her son in a suite adjacent to the fire escaped unharmed.
While firefighters were able to put out the flames, Sanchez tells Victoria Buzz that the fire led to the death of a man in his 70s.
Police have since teamed up with forensic and fire investigators to determine what caused the fire but say it hasn’t been deemed suspicious.
The BC Coroners Service is also conducting its own investigation.
“All emergency services acted swiftly and professionally in this situation,” added Sanchez.
“I take comfort that we have well-trained officers who are working diligently to ascertain the cause of this terrible event.”
