Man dies in a Fire in Pleasant Hill, Inverness County

Sep 3, 2026 | Local News

One man is dead from a fire that occurred in Pleasant Hill, Inverness County.
RCMP say around 8:45 a.m. on August 28th, officers and other first responders were called to the blaze at a residence on Kings Road.
Officers learned that bystanders had entered the home and pulled a person from the building after the fire started.  The man was later pronounched dead.
The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service, the Nova Scotia Office of the Fire Marshal and the RCMP’s Forensic Identification Service also investigated the scene.
Police say criminality is not believed to be a factor in the fire, based on information and evidence collected.

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