First Responders Mistake Fire Victim For Mannequin, Throw Body In Dumpster

By Jason Hall
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Local authorities in Canada apologized after mistaking a woman's burnt body for a mannequin before throwing it in a dumpster.
CBC reports the police and fire departments in Sherbrooke, Quebec held a joint press conference to apologize for the events on Thursday (July 29) nearly a week after the initial incident took place.
Sherbrooke Police Chief
Danny McConnell confirmed firefighters received a call regarding a small brush fire near a factor on Cabana Street at around 10:00 a.m. on July 23.
"When they arrived, witnesses declared that someone had lit a silicone mannequin on fire," McConnell said, adding that the police department was requested to assist firefighters upon the discovery. 

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