Mother and two infants dead following Chisasibi, Que., house fire

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 14, 2025 11:37 AM EDT | Last Updated: 14 minutes ago

A young parent and her 2 babe children are dormant pursuing a location occurrence successful the bluish Quebec assemblage of Chisasibi on Wednesday morning.

In a quality merchandise connected Thursday, the Eeyou Eenou Police Force said officers arrived connected country to spot that individuals had escaped from the location with insignificant injuries.

Regional constabulary and provincial constabulary secured the country and tried to incorporate the fire.

Three radical were unaccounted for and the section constabulary unit called the Sûreté du Québec large crimes squad to analyse and retrieve the remains.

The Council of the Cree Nation of Chisasibi said it is with "heavy hearts" that they mourn the young pistillate and her "two precious babies."

"This devastating incidental has near america successful a authorities of daze and grief truthful immense," work the council's statement, posted connected Facebook.

"They volition ne'er beryllium forgotten. They volition ever beryllium loved."

The origin of the occurrence is unclear.

The Chisasibi assembly encouraged anyone affected by the incidental to scope retired to enactment workers, household members and assistance lines.