North Battleford RCMP say two people were discovered deceased after a house fire on Friday.

The cause of the fire will be investigated by a provincial fire investigator with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency. The Saskatchewan RCMP and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service will investigate the two deaths.

RCMP were called shortly before 4 p.m. in the afternoon to a house fire in the 1000 block of 108th Street in North Battleford. The victims have not yet been identified. No evacuations of nearby homes was required.

Police say there will continue to be an increased presence of emergency responders in the area for the next several days as a result of the fire and death investigations.