Saturday’s fatal fire in Summerside ruled accidental

The Provincial Fire Marshal’s Office has determined that Saturday’s fatal fire in Summerside was accidental.  One man died in the fire in a duplex on Boswell Crescent, which broke out shortly after 2:30pm.  A second occupant of the building was able to escape safely through a second floor window with the help of two roofing workers who were working on the building at the time.  The investigation by the Fire Marshal’s Office found that the fire started on the second floor of the duplex and was caused by smoking materials that were improperly extinguished.