Calgary, Alberta,<\/p>\n
Seven Pakistanis, including four children, died in a Canadian city when their house caught fire, police said Friday prompting concerns from the community whether it was a result of Islamophobia.<\/p>\n
According to the police, the blaze tore through the home in Chestermere, just east of Calgary, at about 2:30am following Canada Day celebrations.<\/p>\n
Three adults and four children ranging in age from four to 12 died in the fire, they said.<\/p>\n
Cpl. Tammy Keibel said a boy and a girl, both 12, an eight-year-old girl, and a four-year-old boy perished in the fire. A man and a woman both thought to be 38 years old and another woman approximately age 35 also died.<\/p>\n
An adult man and four children were able to escape the blaze, the officer said.<\/p>\n
Local media reported that the home was owned by Amjad Kamal, the man who survived the fire.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmjad, his wife and his five children were hosting his brother Asad Kamal and his wife and three children for a barbecue, after which they stayed overnight,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n
The reason for the blaze was being investigated.<\/p>\n
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