At least one person died in a house fire Monday morning in Maple Bay, near Duncan.

Crews from North Cowichan, Maple Bay, Crofton and Chemainus responded to the fire in the 1600 block of Maple Bay Road in North Cowichan around 9:30 am.

North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP have confirmed that at least one person has died in the fire. They said their investigation is ongoing and the cause of the fire has not been determined.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the RCMP at 250-748-5522.

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