UPDATE: Dec. 17 — The Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) has issued an update on the structure fire from Friday, Dec. 13.
The MJPS has confirmed that the individual, identified as a 27-year-old male, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at a Regina hospital on Saturday, Dec. 14.
The incident remains under police investigation in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Coroners Office, Moose Jaw Fire Department, and the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency.
No further comments have been issued at this time.
MOOSE JAW — One individual has been taken to hospital with fire-related injuries and in critical condition following a structure fire in downtown Moose Jaw last Friday night.
The fire broke out in a room at the Capone’s Hideaway Motel on Dec. 13, and the Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) received a call from the Moose Jaw Fire Department (MJFD) about the incident at approximately 11:10 p.m., according to an official police report.
The MJFD was able to contain and extinguish the fire, the report confirmed, and no further injuries have been reported as a result of the incident.
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is currently working in conjunction with the MJFD to investigate the cause of the fire, but no further details have been confirmed at this time.
The MJPS has released no further information at this time and has stated that further information may be released at a later date.
Anyone with further information about the incident is asked to contact the Moose Jaw Police Service at 306-694-7600 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
