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Police in eastern Canada are investigating after a 19-year-old woman was found dead inside a large walk-in oven at a Walmart in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
According to Washington Post, the woman, an employee at the store who was not publicly identified by police, was discovered inside the bakery department’s oven Saturday after police responded to a call around 9:30 p.m. local time.
Police in eastern Canada said the woman was discovered inside the store’s bakery department oven. The cause and manner of death are under investigation.
The Walmart location at the Halifax Shopping Center on Mumford Road in Halifax, Nova Scotia. (Prashanth Bala Ramachandra/Alamy)
The exact cause of her death is still unknown, Halifax Regional Police said Tuesday, adding that the investigation “is complex and involves several partner agencies” and “may take a significant amount of time.”
A local labour department issued a stop-work order for the bakery and one piece of equipment at the store, CTV News reported.
The store will be closed “until further notice,” Walmart said in a statement.
“We are heartbroken, and our deepest thoughts are with our associate and their family,” the statement read. “Our focus remains on taking care of our associates and making sure they have the support they need.”
