Quebec provincial police probe explosion in Saguenay that claimed two lives

SAGUENAY, Que. - Quebec provincial police say at the very least two individuals are lifeless after an explosion Monday in a house in Saguenay, about 250 kilometres north of Quebec Metropolis.

Police say the explosion occurred round 10 a.m. within the metropolis’s Arvida sector, blowing out a window of the basement condo the place it came about.

Saguenay firefighters and native police shortly converged on the scene and located two our bodies.

Provincial police have been known as in to take over the investigation because of the deaths.

Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu mentioned the precise variety of folks contained in the unit was not instantly identified.

Beaulieu mentioned forensic groups and explosives consultants will try to make clear the circumstances.

This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Jan. 10, 2021.