RCMP investigating death discovered during response to Amethyst House fire

Red Deer RCMP say one person has passed away, and they were discovered while the response was occurring to a fire in the downtown area on Friday, May 1.

As reported on Friday, fire crews and RCMP responded around 1 p.m. to a fire at the residential complex known as Amethyst House, just south of 42 Street along Gaetz Avenue.

Red Deer Emergency Services had been on scene for a short time, initially looking into reported smoke.

They then stumbled upon a small but growing fire — which they stated was unrelated to the smoke — and quickly contained it.