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Seven people dead, five escape house fire east of Calgary: RCMP

Jul 2, 2021 | 2:57 PM

CHESTERMERE, ALBERTA — Seven people, including four children, have died in a house fire in a community just east of Calgary.

The RCMP say two families were in the home in Chestermere when the fire happened early today.

Five people — one man and four children — managed to escape.

The children were taken to hospital as a precaution.