WINDSOR — The Ontario Fire Marshal has been called in to investigate the cause of a fatal apartment fire in East Windsor early Tuesday morning.
Crews were called to the 3400 block of Erskine Street between Riverside Drive and Wyandotte Street, east of Drouillard Road just before 12:30am
They found heavy smoke conditions on the second floor and had the fire out quickly.
Officials say a woman passed away from injuries related to the fire.
This is the first fatal fire in Windsor this year.
In 2019, there were five fatal fires in the city.