Ontario’s Fire Marshal urged residents to ensure they have working smoke alarms and thought\u002Dout escape plans Tuesday after the province recorded its highest…
Jon Pegg said there were 133 fire-related deaths in Ontario last year, including the loss of young children and families in several communities, and that a “very high percentage” of fatalities happen in homes without working smoke alarms.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Two adults and two children were later pronounced dead after firefighters pulled them from the second floor of the house, while two other adults were in stable condition as of early Friday morning. Pegg said the on-scene portion of his office’s investigation is complete and confirmed the fire’s origin as an upholstered sofa in the house’s living room on the ground floor, though its cause is still being investigated.
“When you see the types of numbers that we’re seeing and the severity of the fires that we’re seeing today, this is not something that people can be complacent about,” said Cunliffe. “We need to make sure that people take this seriously.” “I’m standing here as the fire marshal of Ontario, as a father, and as someone who’s been on scene of fatal fires far too many times and I’m pleading with each and every one of you,” he said.
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