webfact Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Seven children from same family killed in Canadian house fire A house where an early morning fatal fire killed seven children from the same family in the community of Spryfield is seen in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Ted Pritchard TORONTO (Reuters) - A house fire in the eastern Canadian city of Halifax has killed seven children from the same family, Halifax police said on Tuesday. The Canadian Broadcasting Corp identified the family as Syrian refugees and said the children ranged from three months to 17 years old. A man and a woman were injured and being treated in a hospital. Police and fire officials have not yet determined the cause of the fire. Neighbor Danielle Burt who lived next to the family told CTV News she heard a loud noise shortly after 12:30 a.m. EST (0530 GMT) and saw a woman and man fleeing the home. "The mother was on the grass, praying I guess, bowing her hands down, and pulling on my husband's arm to call 911," Burt said. Halifax Mayor Mike Savage tweeted, “As we wait for more details on this morning's tragic fire in Spryfield, our entire municipality is heartbroken and our thoughts are with the loved ones of the family." Spryfield is an unincorporated community in Halifax. (Reporting by Tyler Choi; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe) -- © Copyright Reuters 2019-02-20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 9 hours ago, webfact said: Halifax Mayor Mike Savage tweeted, “As we wait for more details on this morning's tragic fire in Spryfield, our entire municipality is heartbroken and our thoughts are with the loved ones of the family." Well said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Troll posts have been reported and removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcut Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Truly horrible. Can't imagine what this mother and father are going through. Prayers for this family.???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunner Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Mother and Father saved themselves but none of the children were saved; who's to blame? Seems like parental negligence if not criminal negligence on part of the parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcut Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 11 hours ago, oldrunner said: Mother and Father saved themselves but none of the children were saved; who's to blame? Seems like parental negligence if not criminal negligence on part of the parents. Were you there? You're a cruel person. Hopefully, you will never have to go through something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 God that sucks rip kids and my deepest simpathy to the parents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 what a bloody shame. this happens way too often, for a couple of bucks smoke sensors would have saved these lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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