One person has been found dead, and another is in critical condition after a fire overnight in Wainfleet.
Fire officials were called, just after midnight, to a blaze on Forks Road, between Young’s Road North and Morog Road.
The fire started at a trailer on the property and then spread to a wooden outbuilding.
Officials discovered a man with significant burn injuries, he has been taken to hospital in critical, but stable condition.
Firefighters then discovered the body of another person inside.
The age, gender, and cause of death of the person are under investigation.
The Office of the Fire Marshall will be on scene today, along with the NRP’s Forensic Services Unit.
Story and image credit: Bonnie Heslop
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