DEATH INVESTIGATION 26-106055

DEATH INVESTIGATION

LONDON, ON (October 21, 2026) – Members of the London Police Service (LPS), along with the Ontario Fire Marshall’s Office, are investigating a residential fire that took place this morning on Lyman Street. 

On Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at approximately 6:40 a.m., emergency crews responded to the area of Lyman Street and Oxford Street East in relation to a working fire at a residence.

Multiple individuals were inside the residence at the time of the fire. London Fire Department crews entered the residence and located one person deceased.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Lyman Street is currently closed between Oxford Street and Krupp Streets.

The investigation has been reassigned to members of the LPS Major Crime Section, who continue to work alongside the Ontario Fire Marshall’s Office.

The investigation is in its early stages, and more information will be provided as appropriate.

Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Information can also be sent in online anonymously to London Middlesex Crime Stoppers. 

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