Victims of Friday’s Eden Mills fire identified

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One of the victims of a deadly house fire in the rural community of Eden Mills near Guelph has been identified as a firefighter for the town of Halton Hills. Trevor McNally and his wife Susanne died after a fire broke out in their home on Friday.

It’s been a very difficult weekend for members of the Halton Hills fire department. Flags at Halton Hills’ fire detachments are flying at half mast for 44 year old Trevor and his 45 year old wife Sue.

“Very quiet and unassuming firefighter. Some are a little more assertive than others and Trevor was one of those guys you could sit down with and have a good quiet conversation.” said Halton Hills fire chief Brent Marshall.

Marshall says McNally became a part time firefighter in 2005. He was hired on fulltime in 2007 and has since been a dedicated member of the team.

” He loved what he did and was all consumed by it. He helped his career partners by staying focused on the health and safety activities”

Some of McNally’s fellow staff members found the couple’s rural Eden Mills home on fire Friday morning around 9.

“We had a need to do business with Trevor early that morning so they actually arrived before the 911 call was put in, so it made it extremely difficult.” said Marshall.

Most of the damage is on the inside of the home, there is hardly any visible signs of a fire on the exterior. A criminal investigation is now underway. OPP forensics are looking into what happened.

No one else was injured in the fire. The couple, who didn’t have any children, moved into the house about a year ago from Acton.

Along with police, an Ontario fire marshal investigator is looking into the case. So far no details have been released about the cause.

Chief Marshall says Sue McNally was a legal secretary for a Hamilton firm. Autopsies are being conducted today on the bodies to determine each cause of death.