Kitchener, Ontario firefighters were dispatched to smoke in the hallway of an apartment December 17 2015. Firefighters found a ground level apartment on fire after performing a 360. Police on scene reported there was a deceased tenant inside the apartment. Firefighters knocked the fire down quickly. Homicide detectives, Kitchener Fire Prevention, and the Ontario Fire Marshall’s office are investigating the fire and suspicious death. This was the second fatal apartment fire in two days in Kitchener. Box 690 provided rehab.
Gary Dinkel, Box 690
![scene of fatal fire in Kitchener Ontario](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/123-westwood-Kitchener-002-600x400.jpg)
Gary Dinkel photo
![Kitchener Ontario FD fire engine](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/123-westwood-Kitchener-003-600x400.jpg)
Gary Dinkel photo
![Canadian firefighters and paramedics at fire scene](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/123-westwood-Kitchener-007-600x400.jpg)
Gary Dinkel photo
![Kitchener Ontario FD fire engine with lines off](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/123-westwood-Kitchener-008-600x400.jpg)
Gary Dinkel photo
![Kitchener Ontario FD fire engine](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/123-westwood-Kitchener-009-600x400.jpg)
Gary Dinkel photo
![Kitchener Ontario FD fire engine](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/123-westwood-Kitchener-010-600x400.jpg)
Gary Dinkel photo
![scene of fatal fire in Kitchener Ontario](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/123-westwood-Kitchener-004-600x400.jpg)
Gary Dinkel photo
![Kitchener Ontario FD command post](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/123-westwood-Kitchener-012-600x400.jpg)
Gary Dinkel photo
![Kitchener Ontario FD fire truck](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/123-westwood-Kitchener-011-600x400.jpg)
Gary Dinkel photo
![scene of fatal fire in Kitchener Ontario](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/123-westwood-Kitchener-005-600x400.jpg)
Gary Dinkel photo