Police have confirmed an 81-year-old woman died early Tuesday morning in a house fire on Bell Island. Emergency crews were first called to the home on Butlerville Road in the Town of Wabana around midnight when a passerby reported flames. Bell Island firefighters extinguished the blaze, but the woman was found deceased inside. Paul Peddle said the woman lived alone in the house. Peddle said the house is still standing, but there is extensive damage.

Source: CBC News May 01, 2018 13:35 UTC