One man is dead following a fire in Surrey Sunday evening.
Crews received a report of a residential structure fire in the 5700-block of 128 Street at around 9:40pm last night.
“The occupants of the residence had already evacuated with the exception of the one person who resided in the secondary suite,” said Surrey RCMP in a release.
“Surrey Fire Department located a man in the secondary suite, who did not survive.”
The man’s identify has not been confirmed at this time.
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The Surrey RCMP General Investigation Unit (GIU) is working with a Fire Inspector from Surrey Fire Services to determine the cause of the fire. At this time, the fire is not believed to be suspicious.
The BC Coroners Service has taken conduct of the investigation regarding the circumstances of the man’s death.
Witnesses and anyone with information is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 and quote file 24-67448.