One person is dead following a fatal house fire in Keswick, Ont. Saturday morning.
In a statement issued by the town of Georgina, emergency crews responded to a call at around 5 a.m. for reports of a house fire on Miami drive.
“Upon arrival, the structure was fully engulfed,” the statement read.
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According to the release, a person was located in the home but did not survive.
“This is a terrible tragedy in our community and serves as a reminder that we all need to be checking our
smoke alarms regularly,” Fire Chief Ron Jenkins said in the release.
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The cause of the fire is unknown.
The Ontario Fire Marshals office has been called to lead the investigation alongside Georgina Fire services and York Regional Police, the statement concluded.
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