Baby, toddler dead in Alberta house fire: RCMP

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BRETON - RCMP say a baby and a toddler have died in a house fire in west-central Alberta. 

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BRETON – RCMP say a baby and a toddler have died in a house fire in west-central Alberta. 

Police were called on Thursday afternoon about the blaze at a rural home in Brazeau County.

They say a woman and two other children managed to escape but that the infant and toddler were still inside.

RCMP logo shown in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
RCMP logo shown in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

R-C-M-P say firefighters battled the flames but a rescue wasn’t possible.

The toddler was initially unaccounted for, but police said late Friday that the child had been found dead.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 17, 2026.

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