PIKANGIKUM FIRST NATION — Three people remain unaccounted for after a house fire.
Provincial police said community peacekeepers requested assistance just before 10 p.m. Wednesday for a house fire.
When officers arrived, the home was engulfed in flames.
In a news release issued late Thursday evening, provincial police said three people remain unaccounted for, with the scene being held until the arrival of the Ontario Fire Marshal.
Police said the investigation is being conducted under the direction of the OPP's criminal investigations branch, along with assistance from the Red Lake crime unit, Pikangikum Police Service, provincial fire marshal, and the OPP's forensic identification unit.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the OPP or Crime Stoppers.
