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Two women dead, two people injured after fire at Guelph, Ont., home

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Two women are dead after a fire at a home in Guelph, Ont. earlier today. A cap badge for Ontario's Office of the Fire Marshall is seen on a deputy during a press conference in Hamilton, Ont., Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. The OFM has been contacted and will be investigating with the assistance of the Guelph Police Service and the Guelph Fire Department. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power

GUELPH, Ont. — Two women are dead after a fire at a home in Guelph, Ont.

Police say emergency crews were called to the home around 12:40 a.m. Monday.

They say two women living in the home died as a result of the fire.

Two other people inside were able to escape and were treated in hospital for smoke inhalation and minor injuries.

The Ontario Fire Marshal’s office has been contacted and will be investigating. 

Police say their own investigation is also ongoing. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 11, 2024.

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