Igloolik man died cooking: Fire marshal

An Igloolik man burned to death inside a cabin last month during a cooking accident, Nunavut’s fire marshal has concluded.

Peter Kadlutsiak was found dead inside a cabin in the Mogg Bay area outside Igloolik on May 18, 2006. Dental records had to be used to identify the badly-burned man.

Evidence points towards a flash fire that occurred while Kadlutsiak cooked with a Coleman stove, said fire marshal Tim Hinds.

The RCMP’s major crimes unit has closed their file on Kadlutsiak’s death.

“Suicide’s certainly been ruled out. It’s been classified as an accident,” said Cpl. Randy Slawson.

As of this Wednesday, blood tests had not returned, which would indicate if Kadlutsiak was drinking.