North Battleford Fire Department confirmed in a news release Monday afternoon that the occupant of the house on the 1700 block of 104th Street Friday has “succumbed to the injuries incurred in the fire.”
Following an investigation into the blaze by the fire department and RCMP, it was determined the origin of the fire was in the living room and the cause was accidental. The estimated amount of damage is unknown.
NBFD firefighters were dispatched at 9:01 p.m. Friday.
On arrival they found the home fully involved and firefighters were confronted with heavy smoke and heat.
The victim was found and removed from the burning building and transported by WPD Ambulance to Battlefords Union Hospital.
Fire Chief Albert Headrick noted the fire department responded quickly to the blaze and were able to get it under control.
“We suppressed the fire very quickly and we did remove a victim that was taken by EMS to BUH hospital,” he said.
Two apparatus and 12 fire personnel were on the scene for about three hours. While the fire was quickly brought under control, the fire department needed to do an investigation and also boarded up the residence after it cooled down.
