Investigators release new details on two tragic Halifax-area house fires

Anjuli Patil · CBC News

· Posted: May 06, 2025 5:00 PM EDT | Last Updated: 21 minutes ago

No operating fume alarms were recovered successful either of two tragic location fires in the Halifax country earlier this year, occurrence investigators say. 

Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency said successful a connection posted to its website Tuesday that both fires were accidental and the ignition root was electrical.

The occurrence section did not merchandise further details, but said it volition clasp a property league connected Wednesday day astir the investigation.  

Three children died pursuing a occurrence astatine their location connected Riverside Drive successful Lower Sackville connected Jan. 11.

Chloe Margaret Greenough Steiger, 6, Cayson Jermaine Loppie, 5, and Alauna Marie Loppie, 9, died arsenic a effect of the aboriginal greeting fire. Two adults and a two-year-old kid survived. 

Fire officials said the occurrence began successful the basement TV room. 

On Jan. 24, different occurrence broke retired astatine a location connected Thompson Street successful Dartmouth. Fire investigators accidental the occurrence started successful the surviving room.

Ron Dunphy, 83, was pulled from the occurrence by his spouse of 25 years, Francis Anopuechi.

Dunphy died successful infirmary connected the time of the fire, and Anopuechi died a fewer days aboriginal owed to injuries sustained successful the fire.