75-year-old dies after DDO house fire

(CREDIT: Martin Daigle/CityNews)

By News Staff

Posted November 1, 2022 10:56 am.

Last Updated November 1, 2022 2:27 pm.

A 75-year-old man died of his injuries after a house fire in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, on Montreal’s West Island.

It happened just after 5 p.m. on Monday, at the man’s two-storey home on Paris street, near Seville.

Firefighters pulled the victim out, but he was seriously injured and unconscious when taken to hospital.

He later succumb to his injuries.

DDO fatal fire Montreal West Island

(CREDIT: Martin Daigle/CityNews)

DDO fatal fire Montreal West Island

(CREDIT: Martin Daigle/CityNews)

 

Police do not consider the fire suspicious, but the arson squad is investigating the circumstances to determine what exactly happened.

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