Possible shots fired, house fire under investigation in Fort Smith, says town's protective services
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Emergency services have responded to a house fire in Fort Smith, N.W.T., and a report that possible shots were fired as part of the same incident, according to Fort Smith Protective Services on Friday morning.
Adam McNab, director of the town's protective services, told CBC News around 7:45 a.m. that the intersection of Field Street and Cassette Crescent remained closed after a fire at a single family home had been brought under control.
Those crews were still dousing hotspots, he said.
McNab confirmed that people who were in the home when the fire happened had been able to get out and were safe, and that no one had been hurt. He said the home had considerable damage.
McNab said whoever called the fire department reported both the fire and that shots may have been fired. He said the Office of the Fire Marshal would be investigating how the fire started, and that RCMP were investigating the reported shots.
He would not say whether RCMP had arrested or charged anyone in connection with the incident.
This is the latest in a number of house fires in South Slave communities in recent months, many of which also involved shots being fired. The RCMP has not publicly drawn any links between them.
CBC News has reached out to RCMP about this latest incident. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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