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CBC
06-05-2025
- CBC
Investigators release new details on two tragic Halifax-area house fires
No operating smoke alarms were found in either of two tragic house fires in the Halifax area earlier this year, fire investigators say. Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency said in a statement posted to its website Tuesday that both fires were accidental and the ignition source was electrical. The fire department did not release further details, but said it will hold a press conference on Wednesday afternoon about the investigation. Three children died following a fire at their home on Riverside Drive in Lower Sackville on Jan. 11. Chloe Margaret Greenough Steiger, 6, Cayson Jermaine Loppie, 5, and Alauna Marie Loppie, 9, died as a result of the early morning fire. Two adults and a two-year-old child survived. Fire officials said the fire began in the basement TV room. On Jan. 24, another fire broke out at a house on Thompson Street in Dartmouth. Fire investigators say the fire started in the living room. Ron Dunphy, 83, was pulled from the fire by his partner of 25 years, Francis Anopuechi. Dunphy died in hospital on the day of the fire, and Anopuechi died a few days later due to injuries sustained in the fire.
CBC
29-01-2025
- General
- CBC
Second man dies after Dartmouth house fire
A man has died after helping pull his partner from a burning home in Dartmouth on Friday. Francis Anopuechi succumbed to his injuries on Monday. He suffered serious burns in the fire and was in intensive care at the QEII. Anopuechi was injured while pulling his partner of approximately 25 years, Ron Dunphy, from the home they shared. Dunphy died in hospital Friday. "He heroically dragged my brother out of the fire, but then in the process of doing that, was severely burned on his arms up to his elbow," said Reg Dunphy, Ron Dunphy's brother, in an interview with CBC News on Monday. The couple's home was destroyed in the fire. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. WATCH | Man who died in Dartmouth fire remembered for his kindness Friends and family mourn victim of Dartmouth fire 2 days ago Duration 1:42 Ron Dunphy died on Friday after a fire destroyed the Dartmouth home he shared with his partner. As Preston Mulligan reports, Dunphy's brother says he played a pivotal role in the early days of the Pride movement in Halifax. Organizers of a GoFundMe to support Anopuechi through the loss of his partner have now pivoted to raising money to support his family with funeral costs.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Friends and family mourn victim of Dartmouth fire
Ron Dunphy died on Friday after a fire destroyed the Dartmouth home he shared with his partner. As Preston Mulligan reports, Dunphy's brother says he played a pivotal role in the early days of the Pride movement in Halifax.
CBC
27-01-2025
- General
- CBC
Friends and family mourn victim of Dartmouth fire
Ron Dunphy died on Friday after a fire destroyed the Dartmouth home he shared with his partner. As Preston Mulligan reports, Dunphy's brother says he played a pivotal role in the early days of the Pride movement in Halifax.
