Cause of deadly trailer fire remains mystery

By Carl Clutchey, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Chronicle-Journal Provincial investigators say the probe into last weekend’s fatal trailer fire at Fort William First Nation continues, but a suspected cause of the blaze has yet to be released. “At this time, there is no update to share,” an Ontario Fire Marshal spokesman said on Friday. “The investigation remains ongoing,” he added. Fort William First Nation held three days of mourning after two young men were found dead inside the burnt-out trailer in the early morning of Dec.6. Thunder Bay Fire Rescue said the structure on Squaw Bay Road was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived around 3 a.m. When reached on Friday, the Fire Marshal’s office offered some general advice. “While we are not able to comment on the…

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