THUNDER BAY - A woman sent to hospital following a fire at a north side home on the weekend has died, say Thunder Bay Fire Rescue.
Fire crews responded to reports of a structural fire at a Walkover Street home on Saturday afternoon. Arriving crews found the home filled with smoke and a serious, but extinguished fire. Firefighters also located an unresponsive person inside the home who was removed.
Ryan Lock, an inspector with the Ontario Fire Marshal's Office, on Monday said Thunder Bay Fire Rescue crews found the woman after arriving at the fire, which occurred at about 1 p.m.
"Upon arrival on scene they did locate a female in the house. The female was transported to area hospital and was admitted at that point in time," Lock said in an interview outside the home.
"The occupant in the house did die at hospital."
The cause and circumstances of the fire are under investigation by Thunder Bay Fire Rescue and the Office of the Fire Marshal.
Thunder Bay Fire Rescue deputy chief Greg Hankkio said the home was equipped with smoke alarms but at least one of them was not working.
