Man and child dead, two injured after Halifax-area house fire: police

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The young girl was transported to the IWK Health Centre, where she was later pronounced dead, Cpl. Dal Hutchinson said.

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He said the 58-year-old man died at the scene.

Hutchinson said officers borrowed a ladder from a neighbouring house to rescue a 46-year-old woman from a second-floor window. The woman suffered minor injuries, police said.

Hutchinson said he did not have any information on the status of the critically injured young man.

“The family going to require a lot of support from the community,” he said. “It’s a very tragic situation and difficult time for them right now, and our thoughts are with them.”

Residents of the other side of the duplex escaped without injuries, he said.

Hutchinson said police and fire officials are in the early phases of an investigation to determine the cause of the fire, which is not believed to be suspicious.

The Canadian Press

Note to readers: This is a corrected story. A previous version, based on police information, said the girl who died was nine years old. Police later corrected the age of the girl to 11 years old.