A fatal fire in North Bay this morning (Wednesday).

North Bay Fire and Emergency Services responded to a fire at a motel on the 1000 block of Lakeshore Drive.

Chief Jason Whiteley says crews were dispatched around 8:15 am.

“They found one of the units filled with smoke with a small fire in the centre, while immediately doing their search and rescue, they found a person that is deceased,” he says.

No further information about the deceased is being released until the investigation is complete.

Whiteley says the scene has been secured and city police, North Bay Fire Prevention and the Ontario Fire Marshals Office are investigating.

He says crews contained the fire to the room.