Man, 84, dies in house fire in eastern Quebec
An 84-year-old man died in a house fire in Sainte-Luce, near Rimouski, Friday night.
The fire broke out around 10 p.m. in the home on Route 132 West. A woman escaped from the burning house in flames, but the man was trapped there.
The firefighters finally managed to get the unconscious man out but he was declared dead in hospital.
The cause of the fire is unknown but arson is not suspected, according to the Sûreté du Québec.
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