On February 9, 2017 at 4:15 p.m., the Bruce Peninsula Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with the South Bruce Peninsula Fire Department and Bruce County Emergency Medical Services, responded to a house fire on 2nd Avenue South between 19th Street South and Ida Street on Saugeen First Nation.

The owner of the residence has been contacted and reported no one was in the residence.

The estimated amount of damage and cause of the fire has not yet been determined.

The investigation is in the early stages.

2nd Avenue is closed from French Bay Road to 16th Street South.

Police are requesting the public to avoid this area; to allow emergencies services to continue their work on scene.

source: media release, Bruce Peninsula OPP