Man’s body discovered after Nanaimo house fire

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By Charlie Carey

Posted August 11, 2022 10:44 pm.

Nanaimo RCMP is investigating after the body of a man was found after a house fire in the Vancouver Island city.

A home was destroyed in a fire on Athletic Street Thursday around 5 p.m.

Mounties say Nanaimo Fire Department crews were the first to arrive, and after containing the fire to the home, the blaze was extinguished within an hour.

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According to police, crews then entered the home and found a man who had died.

“The discovery of the body is deemed suspicious and has been turned over to the Nanaimo RCMP Serious Crime Section for investigation,” mounties said in a release.

Police are asking for anyone with information on this incident to call the Nanaimo RCMP non-emergency line at 250-754-2345.

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