By Canadian Press

Seven people dead, five escape house fire east of Calgary: RCMP

Jul 2, 2021 | 3:57 PM

CHESTERMERE, ALBERTA — Seven people, including four children, have died in a house fire in a community just east of Calgary.

The RCMP say two families were in the home in Chestermere when the fire happened early today.

Five people — one man and four children — managed to escape.

The children were taken to hospital as a precaution.

RCMP Cpl. Tammy Keibel says the seven who died were two women and a man, a boy and a girl aged 12, an eight-year-old girl and a four-year-old boy.

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Keibel says the cause of the fire is under investigation but initial findings don’t suggest it was deliberately set.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 2, 2021.

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