Bell Island RCMP responds to fatal house fire

May 6, 2024
Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador

News release

On May 5, Bell Island RCMP responded to a house fire that claimed the life of a woman in her sixties.

Shortly before midnight on Sunday, Bell Island RCMP received a report of a residential fire on Bell Island. Police, fire and ambulance attended the scene. The woman was located inside the home and was transported to Bell Island Hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries.

A Fire Scene Investigator with Fire Services Division of Justice and Public Safety attended the scene. The investigation is continuing.

RCMP NL thanks responders from Wabana Volunteer Fire Services and Fewer's Ambulance Service for their assistance at the scene.

RCMP NL extends condolences to the woman's family and friends.

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Contact information

Strategic Communications and Media Relations Unit
RCMP NL
rcmp.nl.media-medias.tnl.grc@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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