Iqaluit residential fire claims life
Five people taken to hospital after Tundra Ridge fire Tuesday
A City of Iqlauit spokesperson says one person died as the result of this fire firefighters responded to in Iqaluit’s Tundra Ridge neighbourhood late Tuesday. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
One person has died after a fire Tuesday at a residence in the Tundra Ridge area.
In addition to the death, five people were sent to hospital with smoke inhalation and other minor injuries, the City of Iqaluit said in a statement Thursday.
Firefighters and police responded to a call in the Tundra Ridge area at about 11 p.m.
The city’s statement did not indicate the age or gender of the person who died, or whether the death occurred at the home or later in hospital.
The cause of death was under investigation by the RCMP, the city said in a statement issued by spokesperson Aleksey Cameron.
But Thursday afternoon, police spokesperson Staff Sgt. Major Pauline Melanson told Nunatsiaq News the RCMP is not involved because the cause of death was deemed to be not suspicious and therefore not a police matter.
Melanson said the matter has been turned over to the coroner.
The city statement went on to say one apartment’s occupants lost their home, while residents in other units were able to return after the fire was put out.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Iqaluit Fire Department and the Nunavut Fire Marshal’s Office, the city said.
No further details were provided by the city of Iqaluit.
Why not release the building number. Seems like Nunatsiaq writes articles while excluding key information. Happens all the time with crime reporting.
There is a photo of the outside of the building…. in is the new apartments across from the Raven, just a little bit north of the Middle School.
To your other point. Nunatsiaq like every paper, should be careful reporting on crime. The Canada Press Style Book (rule book for journalists) says: “No area of reporting requires greater care than crime…Carelessness or bad judgement can ruin peoples lives…the courts consider a false allegation of criminal conduct among the worst forms of libel”.
That’s why you’ll see reporters keep using things like “alleged to” have done something or “accused of” doing something even if the thing they’re accused of doing was in front of a horde of witnesses, was recorded on multiple cameras, and they went around bragging and posting on Facebook they did it. If they haven’t pled guilty or been convicted yet, reporters can’t say they committed the crime, only that that they’re accused of it.
You got family member in there? Or are you just nosey?
If you read the original article, they say what the bldg number is
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