One dead, another in critical condition after tragic house fire in eastern Ontario

One person is dead and another man is in critical condition after a tragic house fire in Napanee on Saturday.

Napanee firefighters were already battling the fire on Switzerville Road shortly before 9:30 p.m. when police arrived and reported that three people were trapped in the house. A 59-year-old man escaped by jumping from a second-floor balcony and was taken to hospital with critical injuries. A 34-year-old man was also able to escape the smoke and flames and was not seriously hurt.

A 65-year-old man was trapped inside and police said human remains were found inside the house by firefighters.

All three men were residents of the home.

A postmortem examination will be conducted to confirm the identity.

Firefighters remained on the scene overnight and the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the blaze.

Anyone with information on the fire is asked to contact the Lennox & Addington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 and refer to incident E260172230. If you have information but want to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or http://ontariocrimestoppers.ca.