1 dead, 2 injured after fire at homeless encampment in Thunder Bay

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The Office of the Fire Marshal has confirmed one person has died after a tent fire at a homeless encampment in Thunder Bay.

Thunder Bay Fire Rescue says firefighters responded to the scene at Kam River Park around 4 am on Wednesday. They quickly extinguished the fire using a hand line, the fire department said in a news release.

Emergency medical services attended the scene and two people were taken to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for medical evaluation.