Woman killed in fire in Neufchatel area of Quebec City

A woman was found unconscious after a fire in Quebec City on Feb. 25, 2024. (SPCIQ)

Quebec City police are investigating a suspicious overnight fire that left one woman dead.

Firefighters say they were called to a home in the provincial capital around 2:30 a.m., after a fire was reported in a basement.

He says she was declared dead on the scene after firefighters and paramedics were unable to revive her.

Police spokeswoman Const. Sandra Dion says investigators from the fire commissioner's office became suspicious and turned the investigation over to police.

She says, however, that the investigation has just begun and that all possibilities are still being considered.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on Feb. 25, 2024.