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65-year-old dead after fire on Washington Crescent this morning

A 65-year-old is dead after an apartment fire on Washington Crescent in Elliot Lake early this morning.

East Algoma OPP says at approximately 12:00 am on Dec. 30, officers responded to a call about the fire.

Officials say The Elliot Lake Fire Department was already on scene and had located someone inside. They add they were then transported to hospital by Algoma Paramedic Services but the person was later pronounced deceased.

The Office of the Fire Marshal and the OPP’s Forensic Identification Services are assisting the ELFD. There is no foul play suspected at this time.

The investigation is ongoing under the direction of the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service (OCC-OFPS).

A post-mortem examination will take place at a later date.

Bradley Aubin
Bradley Aubinhttp://www.mynorthbaynow.com
Brad is Vista Radio's Senior News Director for Ontario. He was born in Sudbury, raised in Kapuskasing and has lived in the North Bay area for nearly 20 years. A Canadore College grad, he has worked for many newspapers across the north, and joined the broadcasting side of the business in 2020. The proud husband and father of two loves sharing important local and area news to listeners. If you have a news tip you'd like to share, e-mail [email protected].

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