{"id":611402,"date":"2026-04-18T01:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T01:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/611402\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T01:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T01:35:11","slug":"baby-dead-toddler-missing-in-rural-brazeau-county-house-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/611402\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby dead, toddler missing in rural Brazeau County house fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A baby is dead and a toddler missing after a house fire broke out at a rural property southwest of Edmonton in Brazeau County.<\/p>\n

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The fire near the small community of Breton<\/a> happened Thursday afternoon. RCMP were called around 12:30 p.m. to a home on Township Road 482, just north of the village.<\/p>\n

RCMP said upon arrival, officers learned that a woman and two children were able to successfully get out of the house, but two other children \u2014 an infant and a toddler \u2014 were still inside.<\/p>\n

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Fire crews fought the blaze, however, police said rescue attempts were not possible. The fire has now been extinguished, police said on Friday.<\/p>\n

Upon initial search of the building, police found the baby dead inside. The child\u2019s body has been taken to the medical examiner\u2019s office in Edmonton.<\/p>\n

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On Friday afternoon, emergency crews remained at the home, searching for the toddler who, as of publishing, was unaccounted for.<\/p>\n

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, however RCMP said on Friday there was nothing to suggest the fire was suspicious.<\/p>\n

Breton is about 100 kilometres southwest of Edmonton.<\/p>\n

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