Fire officers advised police that a deceased person had been located inside the apartment. Read MoreThe OPP confirmed a deceased person was discovered at a fire in Clarence-Rockland over the weekend.
The OPP confirmed a deceased person was discovered at a fire in Clarence-Rockland over the weekend.
Article content
Ontario Provincial Police have confirmed that a deceased person was discovered at a fire in an apartment building in Clarence-Rockland on Sunday night.
Article content
Russell County officers were dispatched to the scene on Laurier Street at about 7 p.m. Sunday to join the Clarence-Rockland fire department. The fire was contained to a single apartment and quickly extinguished, OPP said in a news release.
Article content
Article content
Story continues below
Article content
Fire officers advised police that a deceased person had been located inside the apartment.
Article content
The Evening Citizen
Article content
Members of the province’s Office of the Chief Coroner, as well as the fire marshal’s office and OPP forensic identification services assisted with the investigation.
Article content
“The incident and death have been determined to be non-suspicious in nature,” the OPP said in the release.
Article content
Police did not identify the victim in their release.
Article content
Article content
Article content
Our website is your destination for up-to-the-minute news, so make sure to bookmark our homepage and sign up for our newsletters so we can keep you informed.
Article content