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Police investigating after body found in house fire east of Sudbury

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg/File

SUDBURY, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police are continuing to investigate after a body was found in what remained of a northern Ontario house that was destroyed by a fire this week.

Police say the fire happened on Wednesday morning east of Sudbury.

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They say the house was completely destroyed by the fire.

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Investigators have identified the deceased as 39-year-old Dennis Thompson.

They say a post-mortem was conducted Thursday, but his cause of death hasn’t been released.

The Warren OPP crime unit, coroner’s office and fire marshal’s office are still investigating.

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