19-year-old charged in La Ronge apartment fire deaths
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 | 7:45 PM CT
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A family perished as a result of an early morning apartment fire on May 26 in La Ronge, Sask. (Tom Roberts/CBC)A 19-year-old man is facing three charges of manslaughter and one charge of arson in relation to a devastating apartment building fire three weeks ago in the northern Saskatchewan community of La Ronge.
Blake David Norman of La Ronge is scheduled to make an appearance in provincial court on Thursday morning, RCMP said Wednesday.
He was arrested outside of La Ronge, a community of 2,725 about 380 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon.
The fire broke out on May 26 at a four-storey apartment complex on the 100 block of Nunn Street, killing residents Justin Charles, 20, Marsha McKenzie, 19, and their four-month-old child, Jeremy Charles. Justin and Jeremy Charles were confirmed dead at the scene; McKenzie died in hospital.
The 911 call went out at around 12:25 a.m. CT.
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