Taylor Clark

LJI Reporter

A 74-year-old man died March 7 following an apartment fire on Fontaine Street in the Hull sector.

Emergency services arrived at the Coopérative d’habitation du Lac shortly after 9:30 pm. Residents were evacuated from the building while firefighters tended to the scene. Once the fire was extinguished, residents were returned to their homes. The Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau indicated, however, that one resident was transported to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

An investigation will be held into the cause of the fire. The scene will remain under police surveillance until it can be fully analyzed by investigators and fire scene technicians.

The Fédération intercoopérative en habitation de l’Outaouais shared its solidarity with members of the cooperative via social media on March 8.

Photo caption: Gatineau firefighters tend to a fire in an apartment building in the Hull sector on March 7.

Photo credit: Camera de nuit Facebook