A house fire ripped through an old wooden home on Nickel Street in downtown Port Colborne Wednesday morning taking the lives of four people. The dead are Tammy Burd, 37, her children Joshua Zuvic, 2, daughter Samantha Zuvic, 15, and grandmother Eva Burd, 83. Two men, husband Joe Zuvic and an uncle, Gary Burd, escaped the flaming house. Neighbours spoke with affection for the occupants of the home, who are said to be long-time residents in the street not far from the Welland Canal. There is so far no information about what might have happened.
Tammy Burd with son Joshua, Samantha, 15, with Joshua
Home ablaze as fire dept arrived
Scale of damage
