Fatal house fire in Poplar Hill First Nation under investigation

Tim Brody - Editor

Police are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding a fatal house fire in Poplar Hill First Nation. 
“Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s (NAPS) Poplar Hill First Nation detachment received a call for service in the afternoon hours of Friday, Oct. 9, regarding a house fire within the community.  The fire had already been contained before it was reported to police,” NAPS shared in an Oct. 10 media release. 
“Officers arrived on scene and located a deceased person in the home. A post-mortem examination of the deceased is expected to take place in Toronto on Tuesday, Oct. 13,” NAPS added.  
Members of the NAPS Major Crimes Unit, with assistance from the Ontario Office of the Chief Coroner, are now involved in the ongoing sudden death investigation. Members of the NAPS Police Liaison Team (PLT) have also been deployed. 
The Ontario Office of the Fire Marshal will be investigating the circumstances surrounding the fire. 
The investigation remains ongoing.