A child has been found dead following a house fire on Pelican Lake First Nation.
The fire took place Friday morning, July 12. It was at 11:05 a.m. that Spiritwood detachment of the RCMP were called to the scene.
On arrival they found Chitek Lake Fire Suppression Team already on scene battling the fire. They were ultimately able to get the fire under control and put it out.
However, the body of a small child was later located deceased inside the remnants of the house.
Escaping the fire were an adult male, an adult female and two other small children. They were transported to Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert by Spiritwood Ambulance.
Names of the survivors as well as the deceased are not being released. The fire is still under investigation by the RCMP and by the office of the Fire Commissioner.
