Woman and teen unable to escape before fire destroys Evansburg home: RCMP
RCMP believe a woman and teen were unable to escape before a fire destroyed a family duplex in a small hamlet west of Edmonton early Tuesday morning.
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Posted: Jan 26, 2021 6:39 PM MT | Last Updated: January 27
A video, posted to YouTube Tuesday, shows emergency crews on scene of a multi-family duplex fire in Evansburg, Alta. (BoboBear/YouTube)
RCMP believe a woman and teenager were unable to escape before a fire destroyed a family duplex in a small hamlet west of Edmonton early Tuesday.
An officer patrolling in Evansburg, Alta., noticed a multi-family duplex on fire shortly after 3 a.m. in the area of 49th Street and 52nd Avenue, RCMP said in a news release Tuesday evening.
Posted: Jan 27, 2021 11:43 AM MT | Last Updated: January 28
A fire broke out inside this family duplex in Evansburg on Tuesday. A woman and teenager who lived in the home remain unaccounted for. (Min Dhariwal/CBC)
A woman and her teenage son are confirmed dead after a fire destroyed a home in a hamlet west of Edmonton, RCMP said Wednesday.
The duplex, shared by several members of a single family, was gutted in an early-morning blaze Tuesday in Evansburg, Alta.
The remains of 50-year-old Theresa Han and her 16-year-old son Jun were recovered during a forensic search Wednesday afternoon. It s believed they were unable to escape before flames engulfed the house, RCMP said.