1 person dead, 1 person in unstable condition following fire late Monday evening

One person is dead and another in hospital following a house fire in the Shaughnessy Park area.

The blaze broke out just before 11 p.m. Monday in a two-and-a-half storey duplex in the 1400 block of Selkirk Avenue.

Heavy smoke and flames were coming from the home when crews arrived. 

Some people evacuated before firefighters arrived. However,  those residents reported that there was still someone in the house.

Firefighters quickly located the person and rescued them. They were treated on scene and transported to hospital, where they died.

One other person was assessed and transported to hospital in unstable condition. A cat was also located deceased. 

The fire was declared under control shortly after at 12:15 a.m. Tuesday.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.