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Man dies following house fire in Cameron: City of Kawartha Lakes OPP

Central Hastings OPP arrested one person after shots were fired at a residence in Marmora on Oct. 2, 2022. The Canadian Press file

City of Kawartha Lakes OPP say one person is dead following a house fire in the community of Cameron on Monday morning.

Around 7:45 a.m. emergency crews responded to a reported house fire on Country Lane in Cameron, about 15 kilometres north of Lindsay.

Police say two residents escaped the home uninjured, however, one person was located inside the residence and pronounced deceased at the scene.

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On Monday afternoon, the victim was identified as Michael McMillian, 39, of the City of Kawartha Lakes.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

OPP are being assisted by Ontario’s Office of the Fire Marshal and the Office of the Chief Coroner.

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