A weekend house fire outside Halifax has claimed the life of a six-year-old girl, family friends confirm.
A 40-year-old man and two other children were also rushed to hospital following the early morning fire.
Alyssa Martin and William Buffet are close friends of the family and say they are doing the best they can during this tragedy.
“This is a crushing situation, obviously, trying to manage the different emotions that they go through as they undertake this unimaginable situation is very hard,” said Buffet.
“But they seem to be coming together and trying to hold it together as best they can, obviously, for all the children involved, while showing support and love to one another. You couldn’t ask for a better, bigger family.”
The blaze broke out around 3 a.m. on Saturday at a duplex in Lower Sackville.
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