A family?s love and devotion for each other may be why they died together in an early morning house fire in this village north of Newmarket.
Some who know the Dunsmuirs wonder if Kevin and his two teen sons stayed huddled in the master bedroom, waiting to be rescued, because they refused to leave without his wife, Jennifer, who was disabled by an aneurism in 2010.
?Kevin and Jennifer were sweethearts and their sons were just ... just ... they were honestly just the nicest family ever,? Ashley Bailey, 16, said Friday, wiping tears from her cheeks. ?I can?t even begin to explain how many people are devastated over this.?
Bailey was among many neighbours and friends waiting anxiously on Howard Ave., near Leslie St. and Mt. Albert Rd., to find out if anyone survived.
They knew at least one member of the family of five was dead, but everyone was in disbelief when York Regional Police revealed four had perished.
Const. Blair McQuillan said a 911 call was placed from inside the home around 5:30 a.m. and police arrived at the scene soon after.
?The home was on fire and the four occupants in a room at the front of the house were unable to get out,? McQuillan said, adding officers were unable to battle through the heat and smoke to get upstairs and save the family.
Firefighters couldn?t reach them in time, either.
Bailey played hockey with the youngest son, Cameron, 16, and became close to his mom through her visits to the home.
?I called Jennifer ?mom,??she said, adding Jennifer recently had suffered a stroke.
?It was a miracle that she was alive from it, so this happening...? Bailey said, trailing off as she became overwhelmed with grief.
Tina Ziel said Jennifer was still recovering from the aneurism she suffered a few years ago.
?She couldn?t speak very well and she lost a lot of her thought process,? the family friend said. ?I understand she was getting around with a cane.?
Late in the afternoon, police confirmed it was Cameron and his older brother, Robert, 19, who died with their parents.
The eldest son, David, 24, was away studying at Brock University in St. Catharines.
It?s thought the family?s golden retriever, Rolph, was also killed.
East Gwillimbury Mayor Virginia Hackson, who knew the family, said the tragedy will be tough on the tight-knit community.
?It?s a very sad day,? she said. ?Our prayers and thoughts go out to our community, to our fire fighters and to all the family that have had this loss today.?
The Ontario Fire Marshal?s office is probing the fire and spokesman Scott Evenden said it?s too soon to know what started the blaze or why the family was unable to exit the two-storey brick home.
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Source: http://www.lfpress.com/2013/03/29/4-killed-in-east-gwillimbury-house-fire
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