Fire kills three in New Tecumseth on Boxing Day

Ontario Provincial Police badge file image.

Police in New Tecumseth are investigating a fatal fire that killed three people on Monday.

It happened at a home on Pyne Hills Court in the Town of New Tecumseth around 5:40 p.m.

According to police, officers were there to provide a wellness check but found a home on fire and called for fire services to help put out the blaze.

Police say two people were found dead inside, while a third person was taken to a nearby hospital, where they later died from their injuries.

Few details are currently known, but police say there's no threat to public safety.

An investigation is ongoing.