1 dead in western Quebec house fire

One person has diedin a weekend house fire southeast of Luskville, Que., local police say.

The fire broke out Saturday morning on chemin Kawartha, completely destroying the house.

Sgt. Marin Fournelof the MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais told Radio-Canada Saturday afternoon that police believed someone was inside the residence when the fire broke out, but officers hadn't yet recovered a body.

Shortly after 6 p.m., the police force announced the person's body had been found.

Fournel said the case does not appear to be a criminal one. The victim's name has not been released.

Chemin Kawartha is located in the Pontiac region, approximately 20 kilometres northwest of downtown Ottawa.