“Canada mourns the tragic house fire”
“Around 2,000 people gathered on Saturday to attend the funeral of the seven children who died in a house fire in the town of Halifax in south-eastern Canada at the beginning of the week.”
“the Children were aged between four months and fifteen years old and belonged to all of the same syrian family, who fled to Canada in 2017.”
“the Father of the family survived the fire but was fatally injured and cared for is still in the hospital. The mother is seriously injured but able to be with us during the funeral ceremony.”
“I have been to many funerals but never someone like this,” said Sheikh Hamza, one of the speakers during the ceremony.”
“the Tragedy he stirred up strong feelings across Canada, and a collection for the family have received nearly half a million canadian dollars, sek 3.5 million. The local authorities are working at the same time to fly in relatives to the family from Syria, support to the parents.”
“the Cause of the fire is not known.”
