Posted: Jun 03, 2021 9:23 PM MT | Last Updated: June 4
RCMP are investigating after two people died in a fire at this home west of Buck Lake, Alta. Two children died in the fire, CBC News has confirmed. (Min Dhariwal/CBC)
A four-year-old girl and one-year-old boy were killed in a house fire Wednesday near the hamlet of Buck Lake, Alta., RCMP confirmed Friday.
The two young children were siblings, CBC News learned from family members.
The fire broke out around 11 a.m. at the home near Township 465 and Range Road 630.
RCMP Cpl. Deanna Fontaine said the children had been trapped inside. This is just a tragedy. It s terrible, Fontaine said in an interview Friday.