UPDATE: RCMP no longer treating death inside Rutland home as suspicious

(UPDATE: Wednesday, Nov. 22nd @ 3:58 p.m.) - The Kelowna RCMP are no longer treating the discovery of a body inside a Rutland home as suspicious.

RCMP will continue to support, however, they have now turned the investigation over to the BC Coroners Service after fire crews discovered a deceased individual inside a home impacted by fire Monday evening in Kelowna.

“The investigation has now been turned over to the BC Coroners Service,” says Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey spokesperson for the Kelowna RCMP. “Investigational findings, as a result of a thorough examination of the fire scene, have allowed RCMP to deem the fire, and death, as non-suspicious. The blaze is believed to be accidental in nature.”

(UPDATE: Tuesday, Nov. 21st @ 11:10 a.m.) - Kelowna RCMP is treating the discovery of body in a Rutland home as suspicious.

The unidentified body in the residence located at 1220 Gaggin Road was discovered after the Kelowna Fire Department extinguished a Monday evening fire at the residence.

Cst. Jesse O'Donaghey spoke from the residence on Tuesday, admitting that there wasn't a lot of information available at this time.

Despite treating the death as suspicious, O'Donaghey told reporters that there doesn't appear to be anything suspicious with regards to the fire, even though there was a medical emergency at the same residence only a couple of hours earlier on Monday.

"I don't want to speculate, but there was some information that we have received that the individuals, or the family that resided here, were dealing with a medical emergency yesterday," explained O'Donaghey. "I don't believe that's related to this, but again it's part of our ongoing investigation."

NowMedia will continue to update this story as more information is made available.

(Original story: 9:15 a.m.) - The investigation into a house fire in Rutland has taken a dark turn.

Fire crews discovered a deceased individual inside the home at 1220 Gaggin Road that went up in flames on Monday night.

The Kelowna RCMP and Kelowna Fire Department both responded to the fire around 9:30 p.m. on Monday.

Firefighters battled the blaze, conducted an interior search of the residence and later updated police that a body had been discovered inside the home.

“This investigation is in its very early stages,” said Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey spokesperson for the Kelowna RCMP. “Specially trained fire investigators with both the RCMP and Kelowna Fire Department, will be examining the scene alongside a representative of the BC Coroners Service.”

“RCMP continue to secure the fire scene, as investigators continue their efforts to determine a cause for the blaze and identify the deceased individual discovered inside.”

A clear cause of the fire is not known at this time, but updates will be provided as they become available.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300 or remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.