A man was found dead at the scene of a house fire near the town of Kincardine early Friday morning.
South Bruce OPP said in a news release that officers, the Kincardine Fire Department and Bruce County paramedics were called to a fully engulfed house fire on the North Line just after 4 a.m.
They found three fully engulfed buildings, which were extinguished. A man was found deceased when they searched the property, police said.
The name of the deceased is being withheld until next of kin are notified, the police said.
The South Bruce OPP Crime Unit was investigating, with the assistance of the OPP Forensic Identification Services Unit and the Ontario Office of the Fire Marshal.
South Bruce OPP Jason Essery said Friday that he could not comment further as the incident was still under investigation, but there was no threat to public safety.
North Line was closed between Highway 21 and Sideroad 10, but it has been re-opened.
A spokesperson from the Office of the Fire Marshal said they were assisting with the investigation, which was ongoing, and there was no further information to share at this time.