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One person dies in tent fire at Sudbury homeless encampment

On Jan. 12, a tent fire at the Energy Court encampment in downtown Sudbury killed one person found inside the tent after individuals extinguished the blaze around 10 p.m.
The City of Greater Sudbury set up 24 Energy Ct. as an overnight warming centre in 2024, offering washrooms, drinks, snacks and connections to housing-focused services.
Residents used snow to extinguish the blaze, and on-site security alerted emergency services as officers, firefighters and paramedics responded to the Energy Court encampment on Jan. 12.
Investigators are working with the Coroner's Office and the Ontario Fire Marshal, and the coroner will perform a post-mortem as the cause of the fire has not yet been determined, police said.
The encampment has grown considerably in recent months, and late last year city officials said more than 200 people were living outdoors; police asked the public to call Greater Sudbury Police 705-675-9171 or Crime Stoppers 705-222-8477.

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One person dies in tent fire at Sudbury homeless encampment

One person died Monday evening in a tent fire at the homeless encampment at Energy Court in Greater Sudbury, Ont., police said in a news release Tuesday morning.

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