Burnaby RCMP are investigating after one person has died in an early morning house fire in South Burnaby.

 Just after 4:30 AM on Friday, October 9, Burnaby RCMP responded to a residential structure fire on Douglas Road near Norfolk Street. Frontline officers attended, along with Burnaby Fire and B.C. Emergency Health Services.

 Despite life-saving efforts at the scene, one person did not survive. Another person was transported to hospital for medical treatment. Part of Douglas Road was closed for several hours to accommodate emergency response efforts.

 The cause of the fire is still unknown at this point. Burnaby RCMP’s Investigative Support Team and arson investigators are taking conduct of the investigation and will be working to determine the circumstances surrounding the fire.