Peterborough police are investigating a fatal fire on Thursday night (June 24) at a residential building at College and McDonnell streets in Peterborough.
Just before 11 p.m., police received several calls — including one from an officer on general patrol — about the fire.
The fire has claimed the life of a 68-year-old woman and several pets.
Police are asking anyone with information about the fire — including information about anyone seen in the area at the time with fireworks — to contact Detective Constable Stephens at 705-876-1122 x303 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.stopcrimehere.ca.
Police are also investigating as suspicious a second fire, at an abandoned home on Cumberland Avenue, that happened around midnight on Thursday night.
There are currently no known links between the two fires, police say in a media release.
