Two bodies found after children reported missing in western Quebec house fire

Feb 7, 2021 | 3:41 PM

GATINEAU, Que. — Two bodies have been found after a fire tore through a home in western Quebec on Saturday night.

Two children had been reported missing in the blaze, but a local police spokesman said today that an autopsy will be needed to confirm the identities of the deceased. 

The fire started at about 10:40 p.m. in a residence in La Peche, Que., about 40 kilometres north of Gatineau. 

Police spokesman Martin Fournel said a man, a woman and two young girls were inside the residence at the time.