Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal fire in Laurentian Valley Township.
OPP and firefighters were called to Morrison Road, near Golf Course Road, at around 11 p.m. Thursday. Several people were safely evacuated from the home, but one person was confirmed deceased. A second person remains missing.
The identity of the victim has not been confirmed.
The investigation is still ongoing under the direction of the Upper Ottawa Valley Crime Unit, with assistance of OPP Forensic Identification Services, the Office of the Fire Marshal and in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.
Police are asking residents to avoid the area.
Anyone with information that might assist the investigation is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Pembroke/Renfrew County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or at www.valleytips.ca.