(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)
PIKANGIKUM Ontario Jumada II 21 1437 March 30 2016 SPA -- Nine people died in a house fire in an aboriginal community in northwestern Ontario officials said Wednesday according to AP.
Robert Nault the member of Parliament for the area that includes Pikangikum First Nation said the dead include three children and all are believed to be from the same family.
Ontario Provincial Police Const. Diana Cole said fire broke out late Tuesday night in the remote community near the Manitoba-Ontario border.
The cause of the fire is under investigation and police remain on the scene.
--SPA
23:39 LOCAL TIME 20:39 GMT
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