OPP identify man found dead in Palmerston house fire
Police have identified the man found dead inside a house fire here on Dec. 12 as David Hershey.
Emergency crews responded to the fire at Hershey’s home on Victoria Street in Palmerston on Dec. 12 at about 2:44pm.
“While [firefighters] battled the blaze and searched the residence, the body of a deceased person was located,” the OPP stated in a Dec. 12 press release.
The body was identified on Dec. 16 as that of Hershey, 46.
Police say the fire is not suspicious, though Wellington County OPP and Ontario’s Office of the Fire Marshal continues to investigate. The blaze caused “significant damage” to the home, police stated.
