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UPDATE: Body discovered in Yorston Street fire

Emergency crews respond to blaze Friday

Williams Lake RCMP have taken over the investigation into a fatal house fire Friday.

Emergency crews rushed to the scene of the fire in Williams Lake Friday afternoon in a residence behind the Williams Inn.

Witnesses in the neighbourhood said flames were coming out of the second floor window and smoke billowed out of the roof just after 2 p.m. before firefighters extinquished the blaze inside the home, located between 5th and 6th Ave. South and Yorston Street.

Officials have confirmed there was a fatality. RCMP are investigating.



Angie Mindus

About the Author: Angie Mindus

A desire to travel led me to a full-time photographer position at the Williams Lake Tribune in B.C.’s interior.
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