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Three children, two adults hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after Burlington fire

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Daldalian, M. (2026, November 14). Three children, two adults hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after Burlington fire. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/three-children-two-adults-hospitalized-with-life-threatening-injuries-after-burlington-fire/article_9ad85471-85c3-4d2a-94af-e09a85fc20f9.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-11-14 · by Matthew Daldalian

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On Saturday morning, a fire at a house in Burlington resulted in five people being hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The victims include two adults and three children. Halton Regional Police reported the incident.
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Story summary

As of Saturday morning, November 14, 2026, five people, including three children, were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a house fire in Burlington, Ontario. The fire occurred around 6:45 a.m. at a townhouse complex near Maple Crossing Boulevard and Freeman Street. Emergency crews quickly extinguished the blaze and rescued the victims, who were taken to hospital. One additional person was transported with non-life-threatening injuries. The cause of the fire remains undetermined, and the Ontario Fire Marshal has been called in to investigate.

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Toronto StarThis outlet14 Nov

On Saturday morning, a fire at a house in Burlington resulted in five people being hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The victims include two adults and three children. Halton Regional Police reported the incident.

Three children, two adults hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after Burlington fire (this article)2 articles from Toronto Star on this story
CBC14 Nov

Five people, including three children, are in life-threatening condition at the hospital after a house fire in Burlington on Saturday morning, according to Halton police. Emergency services responded to a fire near Maple Crossing Boulevard and Freeman Street, and a sixth person with non-life-threatening injuries was also taken to the hospital. The fire has been extinguished, but police and the fire department remain…

3 kids, 2 adults in life-threatening condition after Burlington, Ont., house fire: police →2 articles from CBC on this story
Toronto Sun14 Nov

On Saturday morning around 6:45 a.m., a fire broke out at a townhouse complex in Burlington, resulting in five people, including two adults and three children, being hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The fire was quickly extinguished by firefighters, preventing it from spreading to other units. The Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating the incident to determine the cause, such as the condition of smoke…

Five people, including three kids, in hospital after townhouse fire in Burlington →

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Burlington House Fire Injuries
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Who wrote this

Matthew Daldalian
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Burlington Halton Regional Police

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Burlington GPE · 2× Halton Regional Police ORG · 2×

Narrative

Two adults and three children were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a fire at a Burlington house Saturday morning, Halton Regional Police say.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-14

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Two adults and three children were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a fire at a Burlington house Saturday morning, Halton Regional Police say. asserted
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Two adults and three children were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a fire at a Burlington house Saturday morning, Halton Regional Police say. asserted
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