1 person dead in northwest Calgary house fire

One person is dead following a house fire along Evanston Drive N.W. on Thursday night.

At about 9:30 p.m., Calgary firefighters responded to the scene after multiple calls were reported of smoke coming from the basement.

Officials say one resident came home to find the home was on fire.

However, after crews searched the home, they found a man's body in the basement.

Keith Stahl, battalion chief with the CFD, said the fire was limited to the bedroom in the basement.

"That bedroom had a door that was closed, so the fire was contained to that room."

Stahl said the fire increased the temperature inside the room and even broke the window, but the door remained intact.

He says while the fire was mostly contained, the home did sustain enough damage so it would not be reoccupied anytime soon.

Police told CTV News the blaze is not suspicious, but the exact cause is under investigation.

The victim has not been identified.