A 27-year-old Peterborough man is dead following an early morning fire on Wednesday (January 7).
At around 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, emergency services responded to a residential fire in the McDonnel Street and Park Street North area.
The man was found inside home and taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) where, despite lifesaving measures, he was pronounced dead. Two other people in the home were also taken to PRHC for treatment.
Peterborough police and the Ontario Fire Marshal are investigating the fire. There will be police vehicles in the area as the investigation continues.
Anyone with information about the fire is asked to contact Peterborough police at 705-876-1122 ext. 555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at stopcrimehere.ca.
On Thursday (January 8), police advised that the fire has been deemed as not suspicious, and have released the scene to the Ontario Fire Marshal for their investigation.
