A baby is dead and a toddler is missing following a house fire in Central Alberta on Thursday afternoon.
The fire broke out Thursday around noon at a home along Township Road 482 in Brazeau County, just north of the Village of Breton, about an hour southwest of Edmonton.
Officers arrived to find a woman and two children had escaped the home, but a baby and toddler were still inside.
The body of an 11-month-old has since been recovered, but crews haven’t been able to find a missing two-year-old.
Emergency crews remain at the scene searching for the toddler.
Investigators are still trying to determine a cause of the fire.
A fire at a home in Brazeau County, Alberta on Apr. 16, 2026 left a baby dead and a toddler missing. Burnt items can be seen on the ground next to the home the day after the fatal fire. (CityNews/Zach Dafoe)