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One person has been found dead in a house after a fire on Airport Road Feb. 15 in Split Lake on the Tataskweyak Cree Nation.
RCMP Thompson rural detachment and the Split Lake Fire Department were dispatched to the residential fire on Airport Road shortly before 8 a.m., said Sgt. Line Karpish, an RCMP media spokesperson based in Winnipeg.
The fire has since been extinguished, she said. " One person has been located deceased in the house. RCMP remain on scene and with the assistance of the Manitoba Office of the Fire Commissioner continue to investigate."
The cause of the fire is not known," Karpish said. Damage estimates are not available but the house has extensive damage.
The identity of the victim will be not be confirmed until an autopsy has been completed, she said. Split Lake residents have identified the victim as 17-year-old Ashley Grieves.
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Fatal house fire on Tataskweyak Cree Nation at Split Lake
One person confirmed dead
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