Two dead, three more in hospital following a house fire in a remote First Nation community
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A house fire that killed two people and injured three remains under investigation by police.
A house fire that killed two people and injured three remains under investigation by police.
In an update Sunday, the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) confirmed that two adults were killed in the fire in Peawanuck Frist Nation on Thursday. Three other people were injured and remain in hospital.
"The exact nature of their injuries is not known at this time," said police in the news release.
NAPS said the investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing with assistance from the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal, Ontario Provincial Police, the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.
No details on the cause of the fire or the identity of the victims have been released by police.
Peawanuck or Weenusk First Nation is a remote community in northern Ontario – located about 30 kilometres south of Hudson Bay.
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