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Three members of the same family died in a house fire in Canada's Ontario province. The dead include an Indian-origin couple and their minor daughter. The incident occurred on March 7, but was reported on Friday. The remains have been identified as those of all three members of the Indian family.
The family lived in the Big Sky Way and Van Kirk Drive area of Brampton. According to a news agency report, investigators said they could not determine the number of people killed. A neighbor of the family informed about the incident, after which the police reached the spot. However, as soon as the fire was extinguished, they found human remains.
The family has been identified as Rajiv Warikoo (51), his wife Shilpa Kotha (47) and their 16-year-old daughter Mehak Warikoo. Local media reports said police have not yet determined the cause of the fire and are treating it as 'suspicious'.
In a press statement, police said they were continuing to investigate the deaths of three family members and urged anyone with information to come forward. The deceased, Rajeev Wariku, worked as a volunteer with the Toronto Police and his tenure had ended in 2016. While Mahek Wariku was a talented young footballer. His coach described him as having extraordinary talent on the field.
Kenneth Yusuf, a neighbor of the deceased family, said the family had been living on the road for about 15 years and he had never seen any problems between them. Yusuf said he was informed about the fire last week by a family member who heard a loud explosion. “When we came out, the house was on fire,” the report quoted Yusuf as saying. It was very painful. “Within a few hours everything fell to the ground.”