Toddler dies in Langley house fire
Posted January 24, 2014 3:43 pm.
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LANGLEY TOWNSHIP (NEWS1130) – The RCMP confirms that a two-year-old boy has died of his injuries after a house fire on 272nd Street near 84th Avenue this morning.
There were heroic attempts to save his life. When firefighters were called out around 8 a.m. they were told someone was missing.
Assistant Chief Pat Walker says they went inside amid the heat and smoke to recover the boy. “The crews did an outstanding job, incredible act of bravery to enter that building and attempt to find the occupant.”
Two other children and a woman were brought to hospital.
Fire Chief Stephen Gamble says firefighters went straight into rescue mode. “If any persons are unaccounted for in a building it puts our crews at a higher level of response.”
Crews began doing first aid immediately and the boy was rushed to the hospital but he died of his injuries a short time later.
Gamble says the rural area does not have fire hydrants so firefighters had to use water tanks to douse the intense flames. “So what we use is a tanker shuttle system, basically use trucks that carry large volumes of water.”
No word on the cause of the fire that started in a bedroom
