"A child is in critical condition after a residential fire in Markham, Ont., on Friday, York Regional Police say. Crews arrived on scene around 12:02 p.m. near 16th Avenue and 9th Line, police said on social media. Initially police said the home had been evacuated with no injuries to report. But later, police provided an update that a child had been located by fire crews while they were clearing the scene."
"The child was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition, said police. Investigators are looking into what caused the fire and assessing the extent of damage to the property, said Jim Demetriou with the Office of the Fire Marshal at a news conference. He said there were no other updates on the child or investigation for the time being. Roads are closed in the area, said police."
A child is in critical condition after a residential fire in Markham, Ontario. Crews arrived around 12:02 p.m. near 16th Avenue and 9th Line. Initially the home was reported evacuated with no injuries, but fire crews later located a child while clearing the scene. The child was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition. Investigators from the Office of the Fire Marshal are examining the cause of the fire and assessing property damage. Jim Demetriou said there are no further updates on the child or the investigation at this time. Roads in the area remain closed while emergency response continues.
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