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A woman is dead after a house fire in Digby County.
RCMP say emergency crews arrived at the fully engulfed home around 10:15a.m. Wednesday morning. The 47-year-old woman was inside and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Communications director for the Atlantic region Dan Bedell says the fire also displaced a large, extended family.
The fire is not believed to be suspicious.
Highway 1 was closed for several hours but has since reopened.
The investigation is ongoing.
Condolences after 1 fatality in house fire this a.m. near Grosse-Coques #NovaScotia, NE of #Yarmouth that displaced a large, extended family. @CanRedCrossNS volunteers have reached out to help when they're ready. @CBCNS @CTVAtlantic @globalhalifax @chronicleherald @CJLSRadio
— Dan Bedell (@Dan_Bedell) June 14, 2023
Due to a structure fire near civic 2616 Hwy. 1 in #GrossesCoques #DigbyCounty, Hwy. 1 is closed in the area. Road closure is to allow first responders to do their work safely. Hwy. 1 is closed for 3km in both directions. There is no estimate on how long the road closure will last pic.twitter.com/DWhdX1NXja
— RCMP Nova Scotia (@RCMPNS) June 14, 2023
