Overview
- The Consulate General of India in Toronto offered condolences and said it has contacted the bereaved family to extend assistance.
- The November 20 blaze at 12 Banas Way broke out around 2:15 a.m., trapping relatives inside as three women and a toddler died at the scene.
- A pregnant survivor underwent emergency surgery in hospital; the baby later died, bringing the death toll to five.
- Constable Tyler Bell said other hospitalized victims have stabilized, with some still in critical condition, and a five-year-old is reported to be improving.
- Ontario’s Office of the Fire Marshal is probing the fire as Brampton’s mayor flags past basement-unit compliance issues tied to an absentee landlord.