Halifax police and fire officials confirm that seven children of a Syrian refugee family died early Tuesday as their dad suffered serious burns trying to re-enter the flaming home. The fire broke out on Quartz Drive in the Spryfield area. The children range in age from three months to 17-years. The mother and father remained in hospital Tuesday afternoon, the man with life-threatening injuries. The woman was expected to survive her injuries. A woman who lives next door to the home said she fled her home about 12.30 a.m. with her four children. “The mother was on the grass, praying I guess, bowing her hands down, and pulling on my husband’s arm to call 911,” she said, becoming emotional. “She said the kids were inside and the dad was sitting on the steps. I think he had gone back in because he was really burnt. It was just awful.
