Fire marshal concludes Nova Scotia trailer fire that killed family of six accidental
A trailer fire that claimed the lives of a family of six in northern Nova Scotia has been ruled accidental by the provincial fire marshal’s office.
In an email, a spokeswoman for the provincial Emergency Management Office says it was determined that the fire was small but smouldered and created “a lot of smoke and fumes.â€
The spokeswoman, Susan Mader Zinck, says the investigation is finished.
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The bodies of the family from Amherst, N.S., were found last Sunday after the fire broke out in their Passport Ultra Lite trailer in a remote wooded area in Millvale, N.S.
The victims were identified as 30-year-old Robert Jorge (R.J.) Sears, his partner, 28-year-old Michelle Robertson, and their four children, Madison, 11, Robert Ryder, 8, Jaxson, 4, and Colin (C.J.), 3.
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The town of Amherst subsequently put up a memorial to the family to allow loved ones and residents to pay their respects.
5:17 Tight-knit Town Remembers Family of Six Killed In Fire Tight-knit Town Remembers Family of Six Killed In Fire This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 17, 2021.
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