Halifax firefighter reflects on tragic house fire that killed 7 children
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Halifax firefighter reflects on tragic house fire that killed 7 children
Description
February 19, 2020
One year after a devastating house fire in Halifax killed the seven children of a Syrian refugee couple, a firefighter who was at the scene is talking about how the tragedy haunts him. Capt. Brendan Meagher told Global National's Ross Lord about what everyone endured that painful night.
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Halifax firefighter reflects on tragic house fire that killed 7 children02:18 | February 19, 2020 -
Snowstorms smother Eastern Canada, cause power outage01:42 | January 19, 2026 -
Nova Scotia musician pushing for exoneration of ancestor in 1935 murder case02:03 | December 2, 2025 -
Canada-U.S. trade war: Nova Scotia extends branches of goodwill to Boston01:45 | November 12, 2025 -
‘I don’t like it’: Nova Scotia riding reacts to MP Chris d’Entremont’s defection01:56 | November 5, 2025 -
Halifax teen facing child pornography charges linked to online extremist group01:59 | October 28, 2025 -
Halifax man now fastest person to run around Iceland01:44 | September 25, 2025 -
N.S. man cherishes signed Robert Redford memento02:01 | September 23, 2025 -
Liberals to begin gun buyback pilot program in Cape Breton, N.S.02:11 | September 23, 2025 -
Will Carney’s tariff relief plan help Atlantic Canada?02:11 | September 8, 2025 -
Dalhousie University deep in labour dispute ahead of classes starting02:03 | August 28, 2025 -
Nova Scotia teen with sight loss using AI for early diagnosis of retinal diseases02:01 | July 8, 2025 -
Missing N.S. children: RCMP narrow down timeline of disappearance01:56 | May 28, 2025 -
‘If we listen, we’ll learn’: Retired social worker lending an ear to strangers across Canada01:53 | May 21, 2025 -
N.S. man meets long-lost sibling in the Netherlands01:58 | May 15, 2025 -
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Canadian soprano-conductor Barbara Hannigan wins prestigious Polar Music Prize01:43 | April 3, 2025 -
Nova Scotia seeks reciprocity on internal trade01:53 | February 26, 2025 -
How Nova Scotia government is flexing the power of its supermajority02:12 | February 20, 2025 -
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How Nova Scotia’s Tim Houston, Progressive Conservatives secured a 2nd majority01:50 | November 27, 2024 -
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How Halifax’s history is slowly fading01:59 | November 12, 2024 -
N.S. election: Cost of living among top issues for voters01:56 | November 10, 2024 -
Atlantic Canada’s first marine mammal necropsy lab opens in N.S.01:50 | October 29, 2024 -
Walmart employee death: Mother was one to find woman dead in oven, Sikh society says02:00 | October 24, 2024
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Halifax firefighter reflects on tragic house fire that killed 7 children02:18 | February 19, 2020
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Snowstorms smother Eastern Canada, cause power outage01:42 | January 19, 2026
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Nova Scotia musician pushing for exoneration of ancestor in 1935 murder case02:03 | December 2, 2025
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Canada-U.S. trade war: Nova Scotia extends branches of goodwill to Boston01:45 | November 12, 2025
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‘I don’t like it’: Nova Scotia riding reacts to MP Chris d’Entremont’s defection01:56 | November 5, 2025
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Halifax teen facing child pornography charges linked to online extremist group01:59 | October 28, 2025
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Halifax man now fastest person to run around Iceland01:44 | September 25, 2025
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N.S. man cherishes signed Robert Redford memento02:01 | September 23, 2025
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Will Carney’s tariff relief plan help Atlantic Canada?02:11 | September 8, 2025
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Nova Scotia teen with sight loss using AI for early diagnosis of retinal diseases02:01 | July 8, 2025
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‘If we listen, we’ll learn’: Retired social worker lending an ear to strangers across Canada01:53 | May 21, 2025
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How Nova Scotia government is flexing the power of its supermajority02:12 | February 20, 2025
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Navy sailor dies after boat capsizes in Halifax’s Bedford Basin01:58 | January 27, 2025
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Halifax firefighter reflects on tragic house fire that killed 7 children
Description
February 19, 2020
One year after a devastating house fire in Halifax killed the seven children of a Syrian refugee couple, a firefighter who was at the scene is talking about how the tragedy haunts him. Capt. Brendan Meagher told Global National's Ross Lord about what everyone endured that painful night.
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