
Two missing after house fire in Beauce, Que.
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Two men are missing after a house fire in Saint-Georges, Beauce, Friday evening.
Two men are missing after a house fire in Saint-Georges, Beauce, Friday evening.
Emergency services were called to the scene of the fire on 120th Avenue around 5 p.m.
“Searches are under way to locate two people believed to be missing,” said Sûreté du Québec (SQ) spokesperson Élizabeth Marquis-Guy Saturday morning.
The missing people are a man in his fifties and a man in his sixties.
The cause of the fire is unknown, according to the SQ.
Firefighters from the Service de la sécurité incendie de la Ville de Saint-Georges continued to spray the rubble of the house well into the night.
“An investigation is underway to determine the causes and circumstances of this fire. Investigators from the Sûreté du Québec's major crimes division and fire scene technicians were on site this morning to continue their examination of the scene,” said Marquis-Guy.