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Five people, including three children, are in life-threatening condition in hospital after a house fire in Burlington on Saturday morning, Halton police say.
Paramedics say they transported a 6th person to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
CBC News · Posted: Nov 14, 2026 10:32 AM EST | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago
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Two adults and three children were taken to hospital in life-threatening condition Saturday morning after a house fire in Burlington, said Halton police. (Spencer Gallichan-Lowe/CBC)
Five people, including three children, are in life-threatening condition in hospital after a house fire in Burlington on Saturday morning, according to Halton police.
Emergency crews responded to a residential fire near Maple Crossing Boulevard and Freeman Street early Saturday, Halton police said in a post on social media platform X.
Halton paramedics said they also assessed and transported a sixth person to hospital in non-life-threatening condition. The injuries were all related to the fire, they said.
The fire has been extinguished but police and the Burlington Fire Department remain at the scene, Halton police said.
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