Firefighters discovered a body while battling a house fire here on Monday afternoon.
Emergency crews responded to the blaze on Victoria Street in Palmerston on Dec. 12 at about 2:44pm.
"While [firefighters] battled the blaze and searched the residence, the body of a deceased person was located," the OPP stated in a press release.
Police did not provide any information about the identification of the person or what might have caused the fire.
The Wellington County OPP Crime Unit and the Forensic Identification Services Unit, along with the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal, are investigating the fire.
A portion of Victoria Street was closed following the blaze, which caused "significant damage" to the home, police stated.
Anyone with information can contact the Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a tip on-line at www.csgw.tips.
