Edmonton police investigate suspicious death

EDMONTON- Police say a body found at the scene of an apartment fire on Wednesday afternoon is being treated as a suspicious death.

The fire, which was spotted by police officers who noticed smoke as they drove by the building and alerted the tenants, broke out at about 3:30 p.m. in the area of 117 Avenue and 80 Street.

The body of an unidentified male was found in one of the units a short time later.

Arson investigators have deemed the fire suspicious but there has been no word on the cause.