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Three-month-old baby dies in Gatineau fire

The fire started just before 2 a.m. on Saturday morning in a residential building. Global News

A three-month-old baby has died and four people were injured in a fire in ​​Gatineau early Saturday morning.

Gatineau police say that one of the four injured victims, a man in his 30s, is in critical condition. The man was transferred to a Montreal hospital.

A toddler was also seriously injured in the fire but police say the young victim is in stable condition.

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The other two victims in the fire are a woman in her 30s and a 12-year-old child. They have both been released from hospital.

The fire started just before 2 a.m. in a residential building on Paluck Street in the Buckingham area. Police say the cause of the fire is still unknown.

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An investigation on the scene of the incident is underway.

–With files from The Canadian Press

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