One person dies in New Year’s Day house fire in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. — One person has died in a house fire in Surrey, B.C.,

Mounties say they found the home fully engulfed in flames when officers arrived at around 7 a.m. on New Year’s Day, adding the blaze was being contained by fire crews on scene.

Police say four people managed to escape and are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. 

A fifth person was found dead inside the house.