EAST GORHAM – A fire in East Gorham has claimed the life of one resident.
Fire crews from Shuniah Fire and Emergency Services and the East Gorham Fire Department and Ontario Provincial Police officers responded to a fire on Wild Rose Road off Cophenhagen Road just after mid-day on Saturday.
A single structure near Ravenwood Estates was completely destroyed and claimed the life on one man.
The Office of the Fire Marshal was called to the scene to conduct an investigation. Timothy Irish, fire investigator with the office of the Fire Marshall Emergency Management posted in Thunder Bay, said the investigation is still in its preliminary stage and few details are available at this time.
“Unfortunately in this particular matter, there has been a fatality,” he said. “That type of incident is what will generate our attendance. Having said that, we are here and we are in our preliminary stages of the investigation and at this time it is too early to comment as to cause or any other details with regards to what happened.”
Irish added that there are a number of stages to an investigation like this, including examining the structure, property, and victim.
