Two people are dead after a fire at a home in Oakville on Sunday night.

Emergency services were called to Princess Anne Drive around 8:40 p.m. for reports of smoke coming from the second floor of the residence.

A man and woman were pulled from the fire with serious injuries. The man died a short time later, while the woman died in hospital on Monday morning, Halton police said.

The Ontario Fire Marshal's office is investigating.

It is not yet known how the fire began, but firefighters believe it started in a bedroom of the home.