One person killed in suspicious fire in Sydney Mines, N.S.

A person died following a fire in Sydney Mines, N.S., over the weekend.

Cape Breton police are investigating a suspicious fire that claimed the life of a person in Sydney Mines, N.S.

Police responded to an apartment complex, which they say was “fully engulfed in fire,” on Main Street around 9 p.m. Saturday. Firefighters were already on scene.

“After the fire was extinguished, a deceased person was located inside the remains of the structure,” said Cape Breton Regional Police in a news release Monday.

The body has been sent to the Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy and to confirm the person’s identity.

Police say the cause of the fire is still under investigation, but they are treating it as suspicious.

Investigators are speaking with witnesses and reviewing surveillance footage and are asking anyone with information to contact Cape Breton Regional Police at 902-563-5151 or Crime Stoppers.

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