Two La Loche families homeless after duplex fire
Support is pouring in for two families in northwestern Saskatchewan, following a duplex fire just three days before Christmas.
The fire happened in La Loche, shortly after 1 a.m.
Bertrande Fontaine was home at the time with her three young children (ages eight, five, and six months) and her 19-year-old nephew. She said she had a smoke detector but it didn’t go off.
“I just left as soon as I wrapped my baby in a blanket with just his diaper on and both my girls weren’t dressed either. If it wasn’t for my puppy crying I would have never known there was a fire,” she said.