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Police say fatal Calgary house explosion not considered suspicious

Feb 19, 2019 | 12:00 PM

CALGARY — Police say the death of a man whose remains were found after a house explosion in Calgary on the weekend is not suspicious.

They say the man has tentatively been identified as a resident of the home and was the sole occupant at the time of the blast.

Police and fire department investigators have determined the explosion and fire were caused by human activity, but they’re not considering the man’s death suspicious.

More than 25 people — some several blocks away from the house in the city’s southeast — called 911 to report a loud bang about 4:20 a.m. on Sunday.