US EditionTwo People Dead Following Fire in Echo Bay
Multiple agencies including the Ontario Provincial Police and forensic teams are investigating the cause of a deadly house fire that claimed two lives.
- A home on Highway 17B in Echo Bay caught fire on Friday around 3:51 p.m., and the Ontario Provincial Police are investigating. The Ontario Forensic Pathology Service is involved.
- The OPP Crime Unit, Forensic Identification Services, the Office of the Fire Marshal, the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service have been called in to investigate, and the cause remains unknown.
- Responders included officers, the Echo Bay and Townships Volunteer Fire Department and Sault Ste. Marie Paramedic Services, with no other injuries reported at the scene.
- Emergency crews found two people deceased inside the home, and upon arrival, two individuals were found deceased inside the structure.
- The house sits about 25 km east of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, situating the blaze in the regional context, and The Canadian Press first published the report on March 14, 2026.
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The Toronto Star
OPP say two people killed in a residential fire in Echo Bay.
ECHO BAY - The Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after a residential fire on Highway 17B in Echo Bay, about 25 km east of Sault Ste. Marie, killed two people.
SSM OPP – Investigation continues into fatal fire
Two people have died in a structure fire in Echo Bay. On March 13, 2026 at approximately 3:51 p.m., the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with the Echo Bay & Townships Volunteer Fire Department and the Sault Ste. Marie Paramedic Services, responded to a fire at a residence on ...
OPP say two people killed in a residential fire in Echo Bay. – 105.9 The Region
ECHO BAY — The Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after a residential fire on Highway 17B in Echo Bay, about 25 km east of Sault Ste. Marie, killed two people. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon around 3:51 p.m. Officers along with the Echo Bay and Townships Volunteer Fire Department and Sault Ste. Marie Paramedic Services responded to the scene. Upon arrival, two individuals were found deceased inside the structure. No other inj…
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