A short in a kitchen stove has been determined as the cause of a fatal house fire in Fairview Friday afternoon.
According to the North Battleford Fire Department, the Office of the Fire Commissioner has made that determination after investigating the scene of the blaze that claimed the life of a 36-year-old woman. Officials say the exact cause of the woman's death will be determined by autopsy, but she and a three-year-old were transported from the scene of the fire by ambulance. The three-year-old child is in critical condition in Royal University Hospital.
When fire crews arrived at 2402 - 100th Street Friday at just before 4 p.m. a four-year-old had already exited the house.
"Firefighters immediately conducted an aggressive interior attack in the kitchen," said Steinborn. "We then retrieved two more victims who were still inside the home."
"I'd like to commend our firefighters, the RCMP and WPD Ambulance for the quick response," said Steinborn. "RCMP cordoned off the scene very quickly."
After the incident, the NBFD brought in a doctor from nental health for a stress debriefing. The last fire fatality in North Battleford was eight years ago.
