75-year-old dies after DDO house fire

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.

(CREDIT: Martin Daigle/CityNews)

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