Close X
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
ADVT 
National

Body Found In Southern Ontario Home Where Fire Killed Four Family Members

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 16 Dec, 2016 01:13 PM
    PORT COLBORNE, Ont. — Emergency crews investigating a deadly house fire that killed a mother, her two children and her grandmother in southern Ontario have found a body in the charred rubble.
     
    Niagara Regional police Const. Phil Gavin says a body was located on the second floor but has not yet been removed from the Port Colborne, Ont. home, nor has it been identified.
     
    He says recovery efforts have been hampered by ice buildup in the home and crews are waiting to receive specialized equipment to thaw the material.
     
    Two men, who police identified as family members, were able to escape the fire that broke out early Wednesday. One of them was the children's father.
     
    Police have not named the victims, but friends and family identified them as Tammy Burd, 37, her children Samantha Zuvic, 15 and Joshua Zuvic, 2, and her grandmother, eighty-three-year-old Eva Burd.
     
    The deaths have shaken the community and left neighbours grappling with grief.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    As Home Prices Soar, Some First-time Buyers Reconsider Home Ownership Dreams

    As Home Prices Soar, Some First-time Buyers Reconsider Home Ownership Dreams
    The couple could have purchased a condo in the Toronto area, where they both work, but Morrison says they wanted more space to be able to engage in their hobbies and, eventually, start a family.

    As Home Prices Soar, Some First-time Buyers Reconsider Home Ownership Dreams

    B.C. Coroner Issues Overdose Death Alert

    At least six people died using drugs in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, while five other people died throughout the rest of the province.

    B.C. Coroner Issues Overdose Death Alert

    NDP MLA Mohinder Saran Suspended After Sexual Harassment Allegation

    NDP MLA Mohinder Saran Suspended After Sexual Harassment Allegation
    WINNIPEG — Manitoba New Democrats say a member of their caucus has been suspended from attending meetings following an allegation of verbal sexual harassment.

    NDP MLA Mohinder Saran Suspended After Sexual Harassment Allegation

    Canadian Ski Resorts Bank Optimism Based On Early Snowfall And Cheap Currency

    Canadian Ski Resorts Bank Optimism Based On Early Snowfall And Cheap Currency
    CALGARY — Early, deep snow and a cheap currency are boosting hopes for a blizzard of profits at ski destinations across Canada this year.

    Canadian Ski Resorts Bank Optimism Based On Early Snowfall And Cheap Currency

    More Canadian Women Join Top One Per Cent While Gap With Poor Grows: Report

    More Canadian Women Join Top One Per Cent While Gap With Poor Grows: Report
    MONTREAL — Statistics Canada says more women are joining the one-per-cent club but still accounted for less than one-quarter of the country's top earners in 2014.

    More Canadian Women Join Top One Per Cent While Gap With Poor Grows: Report

    Man Arrested After Attempting To Disarm Vancouver Police Officer

    Man Arrested After Attempting To Disarm Vancouver Police Officer
    Police say several 911 callers reported seeing a man pushing pedestrians at an intersection on Tuesday and that an elderly woman was shoved to the ground

    Man Arrested After Attempting To Disarm Vancouver Police Officer

    PrevNext