N.S. news: Girl dies in Lower Sackville house fire [Video]

A Nova Scotia man is left shaken after his neighbour’s home in Lower Sackville, N.S., caught fire over the weekend and claimed the life of a child.

Gerrid Hunt says he woke up to his daughter screaming around 3 a.m. Saturday.

“Screaming that the house was engulfed in flames, and I don’t know what else she was saying, I just threw on clothes and ran next door,” said Hunt.

Hunt says he saw his neighbour, Tanya, and two-year-old daughter standing outside. That’s when he found out there were still others inside the home, including Tanya’s husband, on the main floor.

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Without thinking twice, Hunt ran into the home to help.

“It was just burning the throat, burned the eyes. I tried my best to get to him. Took a few tries and finally got to him,” Hunt said.

Hunt was able to …