EAST GORHAM - The victim in Saturday’s deadly house fire in East Gorham has been identified.
Hartwig Otholt, 58, was found deceased in the residence on Wild Rose Road off Cophenhagen Road.
Fire crews from Shuniah Fire and Emergency Services and the East Gorham Fire Department, the Ontario Provincial Police, and Superior North Emergency Services responded to a fire just after noon on Saturday.
The residence was completely engulfed in flames when crews arrived and the structure was destroyed.
The OPP Northwest Crime Unit and the OPP Forensic Identification Unit are working with the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office and the Office of the Chief Coroner on the investigation.
The Fire Marshal’s office was on the scene on Sunday. Timothy Irish, fire investigator with the office of the Fire Marshal Emergency Management posted in Thunder Bay, said the investigation is still in its preliminary stage.
Irish added that there are a number of stages to an investigation like this, including examining the structure, property, and victim.
