Foreign Office expresses grief over death of Pakistanis in Canada house fire

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office on Saturday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the tragic death of seven ‎Canadian Pakistanis including four children due to a house fire in Alberta, Canada.‎

In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said that their thoughts ‎and prayers are with the families of the victims of this tragic incident. We also pray for the quick ‎and full recovery of the injured.‎

The Spokesperson said our Consulate General in Vancouver is in contact with the relevant ‎Canadian authorities to ascertain the facts, and with the bereaved family to offer all possible ‎assistance.‎

Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said as per the relevant Canadian authorities, the cause of the fire is still ‎unknown. However, preliminary investigations indicate that it’s not criminal in nature.‎

According to local media reports, seven members of two Pakistani families have been killed, including four young children, when a fire ripped through a home in Chestermere, Alberta, local officials say. Five other people were able to escape.

The incident happened at around 2:30 a.m. on Friday when neighbors reported hearing a loud bang at a home in the 300 block of Oakmere Close in Chestermere, just east of Calgary. The back of the home was completely destroyed in the fire.

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“Two related family units were in the home at the time of the fire,” Alberta RCMP said in a statement. “One adult male and four children were able to escape the fire; tragically, seven other occupants were unable to. ”

The victims were identified as a man and a woman in their late 30s, a 35-year-old woman, a 12-year-old boy, a 12-year-old girl, an 8-year-old girl, and a 4-year-old boy.

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