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Sudbury man charged with being party to 1st-degree murder in fatal Sudbury fire

A 25-year-old man is facing charges in connection with a Sudbury, Ont., fire that left three people dead earlier this month.

A 37-year-old man who was able to escape the fire remains in stable condition

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the middle townhouse in a row of three is charred from flames, has plywood over the windows and doors and police tape across the front of it
Sudbury police sas their probe into a fire that broke out at this townhouse complex on Bruce Avenue in Sudbury, Ont., on April 11 has turned into a homicide investigation. (Yvon Theriault/Radio-Canada)

A 25-year-old man is facing charges in connection with a Sudbury, Ont., fire earlier this month that left three people dead.

Liam Stinson is charged with three counts of being a party to first-degree murder, and one count each of being a party to attempted murder, being a party to arson with disregard for human life and conspiracy to commit murder.

Investigators say flames broke out at a residential building in the early hours of April 11.

They say four people were inside the unit where the fire began, and a 37-year-old man managed to escape by jumping out of a second-storey window.

A 26-year-old woman died at the scene and a 50-year-old man died in hospital.

A 33-year-old woman who was critically injured in the fire died in hospital nearly a week later.

The 37-year-old who escaped the fire is in stable condition.

Police are still seeking information on other people they believe were involved in the incident.

With files from The Canadian Press

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