Police said they're investigating a fire that claimed the life of a 66-year-old man in Montreal on Sunday morning.
A fire was declared in an apartment unit in a building on Appleton Avenue in Cote-des-Neiges at about 6:40 a.m.
Firefighters found an unconscious victim who was taken to hospital, where he died later.
Montreal police Const. Jean-Pierre Brabant said arson investigators will attempt to determine the cause of the blaze.
Brabant added crime scene technicians were combing the apartment for clues.
A firefighter was injured battling the blaze, suffering an arm and leg fracture in a fall.
-With files from the Canadian Press