Woman dead after fire on First Nation north of Edmonton

EDMONTON – A woman in her fifties has died in a house fire on the Whitefish Lake First Nation north of Edmonton.

According to Whitefish Lake Band Chief Jessie Grey, the fire started around 3 a.m. Sunday morning and was contained to a single home.

Volunteer firefighters responded from a neighbouring community.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Whitefish Lake First Nation is located north of Slave Lake, about 378 kilometres from Edmonton.

*EDITOR’S NOTE: this article was originally published at 5:49 p.m. on April 17 and was updated at 8:30 pm to clarify the location of the Whitefish Lake First Nation #459