HOUSE FIRE CLAIMS ONE VICTIM
(THESSALON, ON) On Friday the 01st of February, 2013 the Thessalon Fire Department and the members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Algoma Thessalon Detachment were notified of a house fire at 40 Mill Lane in the Town of Thessalon.
As a result of this fire, Fire Department personnel located one person inside the residence. The person was transported to the Thessalon Hospital where they later succumbed to their injuries.
The deceased has been identified as Maria Wynnchuk, age 66, of Thessalon, Ontario.
The Ontario Fire Marshalls Office, The Ontario Coroners office and specialized units of the OPP are continuing their investigating as to the cause of the fire.
TWO MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISONS REPORTED
No Injuries - Damage to Bridge
(Fenwick Twp., ON) Yesterday afternoon OPP responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 552 West.
A car hit a hydro pole.
No injuries were reported to the vehicle driver.
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(MacDonald-Meredith-Aberdeen Additional Twp.,) Sault Ste. Marie OPP responded to a single motor vehicle at 12:20 am this morning.
A pick up truck travelling on Cemetery Road at the Ritter Bridge left the roadway went over a bank and became partially submerged in the Bar River waterway.
The driver managed to get out of the vehicle with no injuries.
The vehicle had to be towed.
Cemetery Road at Ritter Bridge is closed to traffic until further notice as a result of damage sustained to the bridge.