Forensic specialist used in Taghum fire investigation

Investigators continue to sift through the rumble after the fatal mobile home fire in Taghum Sunday.

A person died in the blaze that totally consumed the unit around 4 am.

No cause has been confirmed yet.

RCMP Sgt Darryl Little says a specialist has been brought in to examine the remains.

Any information related to the ID of the deceased will come from the Coroner’s Office.

Little says an autopsy is slated for the near future.

Normally two people lived in the mobile home on Fofonow Rd when the fire happened one person was in town.

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