Police are investigating an early morning fatal house fire in Cross Lake.
Cross Lake RCMP officers first noticed smoke coming from the home around 3:30 a.m. Friday.
The officers tried to get in through the front door but were turned back by heavy smoke. As they broke windows to help clear the smoke, they noticed a woman on the floor of the home.
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The officers rushed into the home and pulled the woman outside.
The 93-year-old woman was taken to hospital where she later died of her injuries.
RCMP and the Office of the Fire Commissioner continue to investigate.
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