The Office of the Fire Marshal is continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding a deadly fire in Oshawa the claimed the lives of a woman and her nine-year-old daughter on Wednesday morning.
A 46-year-old woman and her two daughters, ages 9 and12, were pulled from the fire, which broke out at a home on McGrigor Street, near King Street West and Centre Street South, shortly after 8 a.m.
Crews said all three females and the father of the children were rushed to hospital following the blaze.
The youngest daughter and mother were subsequently pronounced dead and the 12-year-old was transferred to SickKids hospital for further treatment. The father, who was also injured, is expected to survive, police said.
“Our thoughts and prayers remain with those impacted by this tragedy,” Durham Regional Police said in a news release issued Thursday.
Seven officers who responded to the scene on Wednesday were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation.
A GoFund me has since been set up by friends of the family on their behalf.
The initiative is seeking to raise money to help the surviving members of the family with medical bills and costs related to “rebuilding their lives.”
“This tragic event has left them overwhelmed, both emotionally and financially,” a post on the page notes.
Police are asking anyone with information about the fatal fire to call Det. Price of the Central East Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-888-1520, etc. 2770.
Anonymous tips can also be provided to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
