Author of the article: Vincent Ball
Publishing date: Jan 16, 2021 • January 16, 2021 • 1 minute read •
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Investigators from the Ontario Fire Marshal’s office and the Brantford police major crimes unit are investigating a fatal fire on White Owl Crescent on Saturday.
Firefighters were called to the home at about 11 a.m. and upon arrival found the residence engulfed in flames, Brantford Fire Chief Todd Binkley said.
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Firefighters found and pulled a woman out of a second floor bedroom and she was immediately taken to Brantford General Hospital by Brant Brantford paramedics where, unfortunately, she succumbed to her injuries, Binkley said.
Author of the article: Vincent Ball
Publishing date: Jan 16, 2021 • January 16, 2021 • 1 minute read •
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Investigators from the Ontario Fire Marshal’s office and the Brantford police major crimes unit are investigating a fatal fire on White Owl Crescent on Saturday.
Firefighters were called to the home at about 11 a.m. and upon arrival found the residence engulfed in flames, Brantford Fire Chief Todd Binkley said.
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Firefighters found and pulled a woman out of a second floor bedroom and she was immediately taken to Brantford General Hospital by Brant Brantford paramedics where, unfortunately, she succumbed to her injuries, Binkley said.
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The Brant County Health Unit on Friday reported 22 new cases of COVID-19 in the previous 24 hours, with one more person hospitalized because of the virus.
The new positive tests brings to 177 the number of active cases in Brantford-Brant.
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There are now eight local people receiving treatment in Brantford General Hospital, up from seven on Thursday and five on Wednesday.
For the week ended Jan. 3, there were a record 158 cases of the virus reported, topping the previous record of 95 and double the 79 cases reported the previous week.
Southwestern Public Health is waiting for confirmation of its first COVID-19 vaccine allotments and when they will arrive in Oxford and Elgin Counties.