A Coquitlam man in his 60s has died after a fire broke out in his home on Gatensbury Street Saturday morning.
Fire fighters arrived at the home in the 600-block of Gatensbury just after 8 a.m. and found the home with smoke and flames coming out of the doors and windows.
“Our crews made an aggressive interior attack to knock down the fire and look for missing people,” said Coquitlam Fire Rescue Chief Wade Pierlot. “They were able to knock down the fire quickly…but during the search procedures we did find a deceased occupant.”
The man’s wife had managed to escape the home and called 911 from a neighbour’s house.
Pierlot said the fire appears to have started in the basement utility area, but Coquitlam RCMP and fire investigators are still working to determine the cause.
Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Michael McLaughlin said investigators have not yet determined if the fire was suspicious.
