Fatal house fire deemed accidental

Regina’s fire department says the fire that killed one person earlier this week was ‘accidental.’

The fire happened in a home on Monday in the 1700 block of Quebec Street.

City of Regina Fire Marshal Randy Ryba said the fire started while someone was trying to light a cigarette.

“We have concluded the fire was unintentional, and the cause of the fire was the misuse of an open flame device while lighting a cigarette.”

Ryba said the victim ignited ‘some combustible materials’ with a butane torch that were intimate to her.

A second person in the house was injured, but Ryba said their injuries were “not severe.”

The death marks the first fire fatality in 18 months in Regina.

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