3 dead in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que. house fire

Three people died after a fire at a residential home in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. (Cosmo Santamaria/CTV)

Three people are dead after a fire in a residential building in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que., in the Montérégie area.

Provincial police (SQ) said they received 911 calls around 6 p.m. concerning the fire on Ellice Street, about 72 kilometres from Montreal.

The three people were rushed to hospital where they were declared dead. Police did not confirm their identities.

No one else was in the building at the time of the fire, according to SQ spokesperson Laurie Avoine.

Firefighters reported that the blaze is under control and the SQ’s major crimes unit is investigating the cause of the fire.