Fire at Notre-Dame-du-Portage: the identity of the victim revealed

Forty firefighters were deployed to fight the fire that occurred in a residence on the route du Fleuve. (File photo)

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) has revealed the identity of the victim who perished in a fire in Notre- Dame-du-Portage on February 11.

This is Charles Couture, 29, from Saint-Pamphile in Chaudière-Appalaches. The young man was a tenant of the residence, located on the route du Fleuve, which was swept away by the flames.

The spokesperson for the SQ, Claude Doiron, confirms that the& The investigation to determine the exact causes of the fire is continuing. According to initial information, everything leads us to believe that the accident was of accidental origin.

On the night of February 11, about 40 firefighters were deployed to fight the fire.

The corps of the victim had been found in the rubble of the residence.