On Sunday, Feburary 27, Spruce Plains RCMP responded to a fire at a rural residence on 71 Road West, in the RM of Westlake-Gladstone.

The initial investigation has determined that family members attended the residence and noticed flames coming from the home.

One of the family members immediately went inside, located an injured 24-year-old man, and pulled him out of the structure.

The 24-year-old man was pronounced deceased at the scene.

There was no one else in the home at the time of the fire.

The cause of the fire has not been resolved, but it does not appear to be suspicious.

Spruce Plains RCMP and the Office of the Fire Commissioner continue to investigate.