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No criminality was involved in fatal house fire in Blind River

A long-time Blind River resident is dead following a fire in Blind River in late October.
Sixty-three-year-old Jean Guy Pilon of Blind River was pronounced deceased following a house fire in the town on October 21st.
East Algoma OPP Constable Bev Gauthier says police, the Blind River Fire Department and the Ontario Fire Marshall attended the scene.
She adds no criminality was involved with the blaze and the fire marshall released the scene the following day.
The deceased was transported to Toronto for a postmortem on October 22nd.
No cause for the fire or cause of death has been released as of press time.
Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russellhttp://myespanolanow.com
Rosalind is Vista Radio's CJJM 99.3 FM - CJJM - Espanola's long-time Morning Announcer and Regional News Anchor/Journalist covering the districts of Sudbury, Algoma and Manitoulin. With a career in multi-media spanning the last 45 years, she has expertise in radio, television, newspaper and magazine writing. A long-time volunteer, she is the Inaugural 2025 Senior of the Year Award representing the Town of Espanola and represented women empowerment as the national 2024 Ms. Elite Regional Canada titleholder. A mother of five, and grandmother of two says simply, "I am the Queen of my Universe, and my children/grandchildren are my Crowning Jewels." Volunteering, pageants, reading and writing are her passions. If you have a story to share, email Roz at: [email protected] or call 1705-869-NEWS (6397).

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