Four little boys have died in a farmhouse fire in the tiny Manitoba crossroads of Kane. They were caught in the two-storey home when fire destroyed it shortly after midnight. Their mother, 34, and three other children, a boy and two girls, escaped the flames and were found by police and fire officials sitting a vehicle on the property. The children who died are said be between the age of two and 15 years. The father arrived home from work to find his home in flames. He and his wife are said to have tried to enter, but were unable. Ralph Groening, the reeve of the area told CBC News many in the community know the family. “It was a large family and it’s a huge tragedy,” said Groening “We also know that the adults, the parents, put every effort into saving all of their children but were unsuccessful.” Bernard Schellenberg, fire chief is quoted as saying that “one section of the house, which is a new addition, had already collapsed, and the older portion of the house had fire coming out of the windows.” There is very little else known “It sounded like the parents tried to go in to get their children, but with heavy smoke conditions, they could not.” Schellenberg said the father made the emergency call when he saw smoke coming from his house as he was returning from work. He said 20 firefighters in three trucks responded to the call. He said the remains of those who died are still in the rubble of the house and the scene is now in the hands of the Office of the Fire Commissioner.4 brothers aged 2-15 die in Manitoba farm fire
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Four little boys have died in a farmhouse fire in the tiny Manitoba crossroads of Kane. They were caught in the two-storey home when fire destroyed it shortly after midnight. Their mother, 34, and three other children, a boy and two girls, escaped the flames and were found by police and fire officials sitting a vehicle on the property. The children who died are said be between the age of two and 15 years. The father arrived home from work to find his home in flames. He and his wife are said to have tried to enter, but were unable. Ralph Groening, the reeve of the area told CBC News many in the community know the family. “It was a large family and it’s a huge tragedy,” said Groening “We also know that the adults, the parents, put every effort into saving all of their children but were unsuccessful.” Bernard Schellenberg, fire chief is quoted as saying that “one section of the house, which is a new addition, had already collapsed, and the older portion of the house had fire coming out of the windows.” There is very little else known “It sounded like the parents tried to go in to get their children, but with heavy smoke conditions, they could not.” Schellenberg said the father made the emergency call when he saw smoke coming from his house as he was returning from work. He said 20 firefighters in three trucks responded to the call. He said the remains of those who died are still in the rubble of the house and the scene is now in the hands of the Office of the Fire Commissioner.