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3 die in hospital after Markham, Ont. house fire

A York Regional Police deputy chief's hat is seen on a table during a press conference at the YRP Headquarters in Aurora, Ont., Monday, March 11, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

A residential fire in Markham has turned fatal after three people died in hospital over the weekend.

Early on Friday morning, firefighters were dispatched to a home near Carleton and Kennedy roads for reports of a fire.

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Multiple homes were evacuated — and three older patients were taken to hospital.

Over the weekend, York Regional Police confirmed all three had died.

Officers said they were two women in their 70s and a man in his 80s.

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