N.S. government refuses to release cause of fire that killed four children
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is refusing to release the findings of the fire marshal’s investigation into a blaze last month that claimed the lives of four children.
Municipal Affairs spokeswoman Krista Higdon confirmed in an email that the investigation into the Jan. 7 fire in Pubnico Head has been completed, but she said the cause of the fire would not be released “due to privacy laws.” She would not elaborate.
In the past, the province’s Office of the Fire Marshal has released the basic findings of investigations, which exclude personal information.
Emma Kennedy and her common-law partner Phil Prouty escaped the blaze, but the fast-moving fire killed four-month-old Winston Prouty, four-year-old Jayla Kennedy, seven-year-old Mya Prouty and seven-year-old Mason Grant, a cousin who was visiting for a sleepover.