Public school board confirms identities of 3 Hamilton fatal fire victims

Hamilton’s public school board has identified three of the four victims killed in a townhouse fire last week.

In a letter sent to families, the principal of Adelaide Hoodless Elementary School confirmed that Lambeau and Khaleesi McIsaac were students at the institution.

“I am very sad to share three of the lives lost were those of Lambeau and Khaleesi McIsaac and their mother Kassie Chrysler,” Nanci-Jane Simpson said.

Lambeau was a student in Ms. Woods-Claybourne’s Grade 3 class and Khaleesi was a student in Ms. DeSantis’ Grade 2 class.

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Simpson said the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Critical Incident Response Team will be at the elementary school on Jan. 9 to provide support for students, if needed.

The school board also said the flag at the school will be lowered to honour the victims.

Shortly after 11 p.m. on Dec. 29, emergency crews responded to 14 Derby St. where they found six people inside who were taken to hospital.

Two adults and two children were later pronounced dead after firefighters pulled them from the house, while two other adults were in stable condition as of Dec. 30.

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Hamilton police have yet to release the identities of the victims, the relation between them or details about the other two people who survived.

Witnesses said neighbours rushed towards the burning home with ladders as children inside yelled for help.

The Ontario Fire Marshal confirmed Tuesday that the fire began on a living room couch on the main floor of the Hamilton Mountain townhouse that had no working smoke alarms.

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Jon Pegg said the sofa prevented the family from escaping the late night blaze.

Hamilton Fire Chief David Cunliffe said the department is working with the city’s legal team to lay charges against the owner of the townhome for failing to have a working smoke alarm.

While the on-scene portion of the investigation is now complete, Pegg said they are still working to determine the cause of the fire.