FATAL RESIDENTIAL FIRE UNDER INVESTIGATION IN SANDY LAKE FIRST NATION

Date of Release: January 14, 2022

(Sandy Lake, ON) A fatal residential fire that occurred in the early morning hours of January 14, 2022 is currently under investigation by the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service North West Region Crime Unit.

The Ontario Fire Marshal and the Ontario Provincial Police Identification Unit are both assisting with the investigation.

More information will be released once it is known.

Sandy Lake First Nation is located approximately 600 km northwest of Thunder Bay.

For further information, please contact:

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Sgt. Jackie George

Media Relations- Phone 807-346-6593 or jackie.george@naps.ca

Nishnawbe Aski Police Headquarters

Thunder Bay, Ontario