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.
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.
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 labor department issued a stop-work order for the bakery and one piece of equipment at the store, CTV News reported.
The Walmart location was also shut down for three days as police carried out their investigation, according to TV news station KTLA-5.
Walmart did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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