Heartbreak as fire kills 10-year-old Brampton boy

Heartbreak is piled on heartbreak in that Brampton town home today. The most terrible wound is the loss of a 10-year-old boy because he stayed over at friend’s home. The 4 a.m. fire ripped several homes and has displaced as many as 100 people. Police have identified the lad as Nicolas Gabriel. He was visiting a family for a sleepover and he was reported missing after everyone escaped the burning complex and they were unable to find him. Firefighters found Gabriel’s body as they extinguished hotspots and did a sweep through the gutted complex. Fire broke out at the homes on Ardglen Drive in Brampton early Sunday, June 8, 2014. Peel Regional Police spokeswoman Const. Lilly Fitzpatrick said the boy’s family lives in the neighbourhood and is “completely devastated” after learning about his death. “It’s a very, very fresh wound for them. They need some time to collect themselves and deal with this horrible blow that they’ve been dealt,”