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2-year-old boy, 3-year-old girl killed in Canton Township house fire

Third child remains critically injured

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police have confirmed a 2-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl were killed in a Canton Township house fire that happened Sunday.

It broke out at about 5:30 p.m., Nov. 24, at a home off Haggerty Road, just south of Michigan Avenue. The fire killed a 2-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl and critically injured a 4-year-old boy.

Officials said they were siblings. The parents have been treated and released from the hospital.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Community support for the family is currently being organized through Canton Township Police Clinician Kristen Farmer. She can be reached at 734-394-5491 or by email at kristen.farmer@cantonmi.gov.

Canton Township residents can also contact the Canton Fire Department at 734-394-5456 regarding its free smoke detector program.


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