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Fatal apartment fire on Lauzon Rd. displaces 15 people

One person died and two were hurt in an overnight apartment fire in the 2500 block of Lauzon Rd. in east Windsor, Windsor fire officials say. 15 people are displaced and the Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating.

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Fifteen people are out of their homes after an overnight apartment fire in the 2500 block of Lauzon Rd. in east Windsor.

Windsor Fire & Rescue Services said Sunday morning that 15 people are displaced. A Windsor Fire investigator is on scene, and the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal has been notified and is attending.

Update, Oct. 19: One person died in the fire and two others were injured and taken to hospital, according to Windsor fire officials, CBC News reports. AM800 News first reported the death on Sunday. The fire started around 2 a.m. Sunday at the Dorchester Apartments on Lauzon Rd. near Tecumseh Rd. The Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating, and the cause has not been released.

Sources

  1. Windsor Fire & Rescue Services on X, Oct. 18, 2026
  2. AM800 News, "Fatal overnight fire displaces 15 residents in east Windsor", Oct. 18, 2026
  3. CBC Windsor, "Ontario Fire Marshal probes fatal apartment fire in Windsor, 15 people also displaced", Oct. 19, 2026

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