Chestermere house fire that killed 7 people deemed not suspicious
A house fire that killed seven people, including four children, in Chestermere, Alta., at the start of July has been deemed non-suspicious by investigators.
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Posted: Jul 12, 2021 4:18 PM MT | Last Updated: July 12
The cause of the fire has not been determined but a preliminary investigation does not indicate criminal activity, according to RCMP.(Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
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In the early morning of July 2, flames tore through a Chestermere home on Oakmere Close. Three adults and four children from two related families died in the fire, while a man and four other children managed to escape.
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The cause of the fire has not been released, but RCMP said in a news release on Monday that an investigation with the Chestermere Fire Department and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has determined the blaze was not suspicious in nature.
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In the early morning of July 2, flames tore through a Chestermere home on Oakmere Close. Three adults and four children from two related families died in the fire, while a man and four other children managed to escape.
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The cause of the fire has not been released, but RCMP said in a news release on Monday that an investigation with the Chestermere Fire Department and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has determined the blaze was not suspicious in nature.
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The Chestermere home along Oakmere Close was owned by Amjad Kamal, neighbour Khaleel Bhatti told Postmedia. The fire occurred while Amjad, his wife Batool Rashid and their five children were hosting his brother Asad Kamal, his wife Rafiya Kamal and their three children.
The blaze ripped through the home around 2:30 a.m. Friday, according to RCMP. A growing memorial at the fatal house fire in Chestermere Lake where seven people died. Photo taken on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Photo by Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia
RCMP Cpl. Tammy Keibel said the investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing, though there is still no indication that the cause is criminal in nature.
CHESTERMERE, ALTA. Days after a devastating house fire in Chestermere claimed the lives of seven people, including four children, the family has released an official statement about the extremely tragic incident. This is an unexplainable incident that has rocked the entire community, reads a statement from the Kamal family. Brothers Amjad and Asad Kamal and their families were asleep at the home in Chestermere when the fire broke out early Friday morning. Amjad, the homeowner, made it outside with four of the children. Asad and his wife, Rafiya Kamal, and Amjad s wife, Batool Rashid, perished in the fire. The family is not releasing the names of the four children, aged five to 12, who died in the fire.