An 82-year-old man has died after a house collapse in Stewiacke, N.S., Wednesday morning.
In a statement, RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Chris Marshall said police, fire services and EHS responded to a report on Kitchener Street shortly before noon.
“First responders were initially provided information that a person was doing demolition/renovations inside the home and became trapped inside when it collapsed,” the statement said.
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“First responders were able to enter the structure and located the person. Unfortunately, the 82-year-old man was pronounced deceased.”
The deceased was identified as the homeowner during efforts to extricate him.
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Police say the home had been subject to a demolition order, but found that no demolition was taking place when it collapsed.
While investigators initially believed it was a workplace accident and contacted the Department of Labour, it was determined that it was not.
The incident remains under investigation.
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