The scene of a fatal fire off the St. Clair Parkway south of Courtright Jan. 28, 2015 (BlackburnNews.com photo by Dave Dentinger)The scene of a fatal fire off the St. Clair Parkway south of Courtright Jan. 28, 2015 (BlackburnNews.com photo by Dave Dentinger)
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Fatal Fire South Of Courtright

By Stephanie Chaves
January 28, 2015 - 10:15am

There was a fatal fire Wednesday morning just south of Courtright.

Fire crews and the OPP were called around 2:30am to a multi-dwelling structure fire in the 1700-block of St.Clair Parkway.

Lambton OPP Constable Todd Monaghan says one person is confirmed dead.

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Two men were taken to Bluewater Health treated and released. A third man was transferred to London hospital with non-life threatening injuries. 

St Clair Parkway between Courtright Line and Oil Springs Line was closed for about six hours Wednesday morning, reopening just before 8:30am.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.

-With files by Lee Michaels

The scene of a fatal fire off the St. Clair Parkway south of Courtright Jan. 28, 2015 (BlackburnNews.com photo by Dave Dentinger)The scene of a fatal fire off the St. Clair Parkway south of Courtright Jan. 28, 2015 (BlackburnNews.com photo by Dave Dentinger)

The scene of a fatal fire off the St. Clair Parkway south of Courtright Jan. 28, 2015 (BlackburnNews.com photo by Dave Dentinger)The scene of a fatal fire off the St. Clair Parkway south of Courtright Jan. 28, 2015 (BlackburnNews.com photo by Dave Dentinger)

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