A house fire in Lower Sackville, N.S., has resulted in the deaths of two people, a girl aged 11 and a 58-year-old man, as well as injuries to two other people.
Officers from the Nova Scotia RCMP as well as Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency responded to a 911 call at 2:34 a.m. on Saturday to reports of a duplex on fire on Leaside Dr.
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RCMP have now confirmed the two deaths and say that an 18-year-old-man was also transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
A 46-year-old woman also suffered minor injuries after she was reportedly rescued by RCMP officer from a second floor window.
Emergency services remain on scene and are in the preliminary stages of an investigation to find the cause of the fire.