Children rescued from fire, RCMP Halifax investigating
CTV
Fire services rescued three children from a house fire in Lower Sackville, N.S., Saturday.
Fire services rescued three children from a house fire in Lower Sackville, N.S., Saturday.
Two occupants of the home, a 37-year-old woman and a two-year-old child, safely exited the house without injury. A third occupant, a 40-year-old man was rescued by his neighbour and taken to hospital by EHS. He remains in critical condition.
The rescued children, aged five, six and nine, were transported to hospital by EHS.
RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment, EHS and Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency responded to the report of the house fire on Riverside Drive in Lower Sackville at approximately 3:10 a.m., on Saturday morning.
RCMP Halifax Regional Fire is assisting with the investigation and will remain on the scene collecting evidence said a Saturday new release.
The investigation is being assisted by the Nova Scotia Office of the Fire Marshal, the RCMP/HRP Criminal Investigation Division, RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment, and RCMP Forensic Identification Services.
