British ColumbiaHomicide investigators are looking into the death of a person whose body was found following a fire in Langley, B.C., on Friday morning.Police say death being treated as suspicious following blaze at 2-storey building on 56 AvenueCBC News · Posted: Apr 19, 2025 5:07 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 hours agoA person was found dead after a fire on the second storey of a building on Langley’s 56 Avenue on Friday morning. (Sohrab Sandhu/CBC)Homicide investigators are looking into the death of a person whose body was found following a fire in Langley, B.C., on Friday morning.RCMP say they received reports of a blaze in the 20500 block of 56 Avenue in Langley’s city centre just before 7:30 a.m. PT.One person was found dead inside the home — a second-storey unit located above ground-floor commercial properties — after firefighters extinguished the flames.”At this early stage of the investigation, it is unknown how the individual died, and their death is being treated as suspicious until deemed otherwise,” said Langley RCMP Sgt. Zynal Sharoom in a statement Saturday.Police officers and firefighters were seen on the scene of the fire on Friday. (Sohrab Sandhu/CBC)The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over the file.A CBC News reporter on the scene Friday morning asked firefighters for comment, but was directed to RCMP.Police say anyone who has information on the fire or the person’s death should contact them at 1-877-551-4448 or email ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.Firefighters on the scene deferred questions to RCMP. The cause of the person’s death was not released. (Sohrab Sandhu/CBC)With files from Sohrab Sandhu
Homicide team investigating after body found following Langley fire
