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Fatal house fire in Chatham, Ont. under investigation

A cop car with the Chatham-Kent Police Service is shown in this file photo. (Chris Campbell/CTV News Windsor) A cop car with the Chatham-Kent Police Service is shown in this file photo. (Chris Campbell/CTV News Windsor)
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The circumstances surrounding a house fire in Chatham that claimed the life of a 22-year-old woman is under investigation.

Emergency crews attended 149 Edgar Street around 3:50 a.m. Saturday for a residential fire.

Police say responding emergency personnel found resident Bayli Sellars, 22, deceased.

“The Chatham-Kent Police offers condolences to the family and friends of Bayli,” police said in a news release.

The Ontario Fire Marshals Office and the Chatham-Kent Police Major Crime Section have been actively investigating.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Brad Hyatt at 519-436-6600 Ext. 288 or bradh@chatham-kent.ca. 

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