Fatal Coal Creek fire suspicious: N.B. RCMP [Video]

One man is dead and a second is badly injured after a suspicious house fire in Coal Creek, N.B.

Members of the Chipman and Minto RCMP responded to the home on Route 10 around 6 a.m. Saturday.

Officers found the body of an 83-year-old man inside the home, which was destroyed.

A 53-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

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The RCMP told CTV News they are treating the fire as suspicious.

“Members with the New Brunswick coroner’s office and with the Office of the Fire Marshal are assisting with the ongoing investigation,” said New Brunswick RCMP Cpl. Hans Ouellette in an email.

“An autopsy is scheduled to determine the man’s exact cause of death. Further questions surrounding what lead to the death are part of the ongoing investigation.”

Police found the body of …