Ontario Fire Marshal called to investigate fatal LaSalle house fire

LaSalle police on scene of a house fire in the 7700-block of Malden Road on Feb. 15, 2025. (Robert Lothian/CTV News Windsor)

The Ontario Fire Marshal has been called to the scene of a fatal house fire in LaSalle.

Emergency crews responded shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday to the 7700-block of Malden Road.

LaSalle police say when the fire was extinguished, a person was found deceased in the residence.

The person has not yet been identified, according to investigators.

The cause and damage estimate are still under investigation.

Police were asking the public to avoid the area as crews remained on scene.

-Dustin Coffman, AM800 News