by Trevor Greenway
MRC des Collines Police are still investigating a fatal house fire that claimed the life of a 63-year-old woman in Edelweiss over the Christmas holidays.
Police got a call for a fire at a home on Beech Rd. in Edelweiss just after 7 a.m. on December 23, 2024. According to MRC des Collines Police spokesperson Martin Fournel, the woman’s son made the call.
“He got out safely, but not his mom,” Fournel told the Low Down.
The woman was found on the second floor of the home unresponsive. Fire trucks and other first responders’ vehicles were lined up along the road all morning. At one point, a neighbour said they saw a plume of smoke or perhaps water vapour rising from the rear of the home.
The woman was transported to Wakefield Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Police continue to investigate, however Fournel said the fire was likely accidental. Police aren’t sure yet where the fire started or what caused the blaze.
Police said they will not release the victim’s name.