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Mar 28, 2022 5:02 PM - The Canadian Press

Three children, two adults dead after house fire in Brampton, Ont.:police

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Brampton, Ontario Fire Chief Bill Boyes says firefighters' hearts are breaking after battling an early morning house fire that killed three children and two adults and sent a third adult to hospital in critical condition.

The children are believed to have been six, eight and 11-years-old, and the two adults who died are believed to be their

parents.

Two children were pronounced dead at a local hospital, while the third was pronounced dead at the scene.

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