The Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is assisting with an investigation involving a house fire.
On March 19, 2022, shortly before 4:00 a.m., officers were called to a residential fire on Principale Street in Alfred – Plantagenet Township (Plantagenet). The Alfred-Plantagenet and the Wendover Fire Services were on scene battling the fully engulfed house as of 2:00 a.m., police were called for fear that someone may still be in the house.
It was determined that all occupants escaped, one person with smoke inhalation issues and one pers on had life-threatening injuries, they were taken care of by the Prescott-Russell Emergency Services.
The HAWKESBURY OPP Crime Unit and the OPP Forensic Identification Services Unit (FIS) assisted with the investigation, in conjunction with the Ontario Fire Marshal (OFM), who have now completed their investigation, no further investigation required.
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