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Edmonton police investigate suspicious death

May 31, 2018 | 6:42 AM

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.