(Updated) Debris fire at fenced-off former homeless encampment in Barrie

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Barrie Deputy Fire Chief Eric MacFadden tells Barrie 360 that the Ontario Fire Marshal will not be probing an overnight debris fire at a former homeless encampment.

MacFadden says the cause of the fire is undetermined, adding that the scene is being turned back over for the ongoing environmental clean-up of the property.

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Barrie firefighters doused a blaze in a debris pile at a former homeless encampment.

Deputy Fire Chief Eric MacFadden told Barrie 360 that crews were called to the blaze just before 2 a.m. Wednesday.

The encampment in the area of Anne, John, and Victoria Streets was the scene of a double homicide investigation for part of the summer.

Since then, it has been fenced off as the property undergoes an environmental clean-up by the city.

MacFadden says the Ontario Fire Marshal was notified about the blaze, as is protocol, but he has yet to hear back, adding the cause of the fire is undetermined.