Ontario First Nation 'in shock' after mother and four children die in house fire
The Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation, also known as Big Trout Lake, is photographed on Aug. 10, 2012.
BIG TROUT LAKE, Ont. — A mother and four children have died following a house fire in a northern Ontario First Nation, officials said Thursday. The blaze broke out at a home on Thursday morning, said a spokesman for the chief and council of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation, located 600 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ont.
Sam McKay said the victims were a single mother and four of her children — aged six, seven, nine and 12.The woman had another older daughter who was away when the blaze broke out, McKay said, adding that three of her children were adopted.Investigators had not yet arrived at the scene by Thursday afternoon, McKay said, so there was no word on what caused the fire.
"We were saddened to learn of the tragedy this morning and our prayers are with the victims, their families and the entire community during this difficult time," Fiddler said in a statement."This is a devastating loss for the community."
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