Elderly couple killed in overnight house fire in North York

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A man and a woman are dead after a house fire broke out in North York early on Tuesday morning, police say.Toronto fire crews were called to the residence on Anthia Drive in the Islington Avenue and Steeles Avenue West area just after 4 a.m.Toronto paramedics tell 680 NewsRadio that two people, an elderly man and a woman, were removed from the residence and transported to a trauma centre without vital signs. Toronto police later confirmed with CityNews that the pair were pronounced deceased.The cause of the fire is unclear, and a police spokesperson noted that it’s too early in the investigation to deem it suspicious. The fire was contained and has been extinguished, officials said.Ontario’s Fire Marshal has been notified, and the investigation is ongoing.