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Athens, Ont. house fire leaves 1 person dead

An 8-year-old boy has passed away in house fire near Athens, Ont. over the weekend – Feb 23, 2022

One person is dead following a house fire on Upper Oak Leaf Road in Athens Township.

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The local fire department arrived on the scene just after 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

A body was located once the fire had been extinguished. Authorities will not identify the person until a post mortem has been completed.

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The Leeds County OPP crime unit, the OPP forensic identification services unit, Ontario’s Office of the Fire Marshal and the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario are working on the investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the police.

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