OPP probe Plympton-Wyoming house fire that killed woman

A 74-year-old woman died Wednesday in a house fire on London Line in Plympton-Wyoming, says Lambton OPP.

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The fire is being investigated by the OPP’s Lambton Crime Unit as well as the Ontario Fire Marshal and the Office of the Chief Coroner, police said Friday.

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Plympton-Wyoming firefighters, OPP officers and Lambton paramedics were called out shortly after 5 pm Wednesday by a report of an unresponsive person at a home on London Line, police said.

“Following their arrival, police determined the home had sustained a fire,” Lambton OPP said. “A 74-year-old female from Plympton-Wyoming was pronounced deceased at the scene.”

Erik Campbell, fire chief in Plympton-Wyoming, and OPP spokesperson Const. Jeanine Robertson both said Friday no additional information about the incident was available.

Anyone with information is being asked to call police at 1-888-310-1122, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers can also be contacted online at www.sarnialambtoncrimestoppers.org.

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