Police are investigating after a body was found in the debris of a fire northwest of Kingston, Ont., on Saturday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to a home on Bethel Road just west of the town of Yarker, Ont., at around 2 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release. A passerby had noticed a structure on the property was on fire and called 911, OPP said. Fire crews eventually retrieved a body, likely one of the home's residents, from the severely damaged structure, police said. Bethel Road has been opened but as of 6 p.m., police were urging people to stay away.

Source: CBC News February 20, 2021 23:11 UTC