A child is dead following an early morning fire at a residence on Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Monday, according to Ontario Provincial Police from Haldimand County.
Investigators say fire crews were called out to a blaze inside a trailer around 2 a.m. at Mississauga Road.
“Attending firefighters arrived on scene and were met with a fully engulfed camping trailer,” Const. Ed Sanchuk said in a social media post.
“Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze, although, I’m sad to say that a young child was located inside and was subsequently pronounced deceased.”
Two adults and four other children were able to escape the flames and were sent to hospital for minor injuries.
In sending their condolences to family members through a statement, chief Gimaa R Stacey Laforme revealed the child was a 10-year-old.
“Please join us in expressing our sincere condolences and prayers to the family, and everyone affected by this tragedy,” said Laforme.
The OPP’s Crime Unit, the Office of the Fire Marshal and the chief coroner are investigating the incident, according to Sanchuk.
In a tweet, Toronto’s Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie said she is “absolutely heartbroken” to learn of the child’s passing.
“On behalf of Torontonians, I extend my deepest condolences to the child’s loved ones and the community at large as they mourn this devastating loss.”
McKelvie said her office has reached out to Chief Laforme to “offer support in the interim.”
-with a file from Global News’ Hannah Jackson