One dead after trailer fire in Lunenburg County

CITYnews halifax/ ByMark Hodgins

The RCMP says human remains were found when emergency crews responded to a fire in Chester Grant on Tuesday.

Police, fire and EHS were called out to the fire on a property on Balsam Drive just before 6:30 a.m., the RCMP said.

“Upon arrival at the scene, first responders found a camper trailer fully engulfed in flames,” reads a media release from the Mounties. “After the fire was extinguished, the remains of an adult were located at the scene.”

Police say based on current information it is not believed the fire was criminal in nature.

The investigation is ongoing.