Four people found dead in Temiskaming Shores, Ont., house fire: OPP

Ontario Provincial Police say four people are dead after a house fire in Temiskaming Shores. An Ontario Provincial Police logo is shown during a press conference in Barrie, Ont., on April 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

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TEMISKAMING SHORES, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police say four people are dead after a house fire in Temiskaming Shores.

Police say all four were found dead inside the home on Paget Street, in the community of New Liskeard.

OPP say officers and firefighters in the northern Ontario community near the Quebec border responded to the fire around 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

Police did not identify the victims or their relationship to one another.

OPP say they are investigating alongside the fire marshal and the coroner.

In a written statement, Const. Siobhan Christo said, "due to the ongoing investigation and out of respect for the family, no other information will be provided at this time."

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