NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON - On May 23, 2020 at approximately 7:30 p.m., Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Centre Wellington Fire Rescue and Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Service responded to a report of an injured woman at a residence in Fergus.
It was reported that a 53-year-old female was with a small group of people that were gathered around a backyard fire pit. It was also reported that the woman's clothing caught fire. Witnesses extinguished the fire and provided first aid.
The woman later was transported by air ambulance to a trauma centre.
Police continue to investigate.
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