The investigation continues after a house fire killed two people in Comox on Friday afternoon.

According to Deputy Chief Rick Shelton of Comox Fire Rescue, one person was found just outside the structure and the second was inside.

Unfortunately, both were found deceased.

Shelton says crews were called around 4:30 p.m. to the 1700 block of Ryan Road for reports of a house fire.

“When I arrived, I found a residential one-story structure fully engulfed in flame on the Charlie side, which is the back side of the house, heavily involved in smoke and fire,” Shelton says.

Shelton says family members were on scene and told firefighters that possibly two people were inside the home.

The building was completely engulfed in flames by the time the Comox Fire Department arrived, just minutes later.

Crews had the brunt of the fire knocked down within 15 minutes and the department confirms that two people, male and female, were found deceased inside the home.

There is no word yet on a cause but there were reports of an explosion before the flames started to build.