One person dead after house fire in West Elgin, police remain on scene

A fire near Rodney left one person dead and destroyed a single-home residence.

A house fire on Pioneer Line near Rodney resulted in the death of a 54-year-old male, who police say was pronounced dead on scene.

Emergency responders arrived on scene at approximately 10:53 p.m. on Friday.

The single-residence in the 21000 block, which police say was fully engulfed, has been destroyed.

The fire closed Pioneer Line between Furnival Road and Blacks Road for an investigation, but has since reopened. Police remain on scene.