One person has died after a house fire in Porter Creek on March 18.
The Yukon Coroner’s Service issued a statement March 19 identifying 61-year-old Catherine Rosaire Antaya, a long-term resident of Whitehorse, as the deceased.
She was the only person in the house at the time. She was taken to Whitehorse General Hospital and pronounced dead. The release did not indicate the cause of death.
The coroner, Whitehorse RCMP and Whitehorse Fire Department continue to investigate the fire.
The release did not provide any further details on the fire, including the cause.
Contact Gord Fortin at gord.fortin@yukon-news.com