3月15日下午,发生在万锦Douglas Haig Drive 45号的爆炸起火事件当事人是华人, 目前男主人仍住院观察,母亲带着三个小孩住在酒店里,年纪最小的只有两个月大。网友借助微信朋友圈迅速行动起来,华人社区对这个遭遇不幸的家庭伸出援手。 灾难发生后,一个名为“爱心互助,帮助可怜的三个娃娃和mm ”的微信群迅速建立,群主陈小姐是受难家庭母亲的朋友,陈小姐告诉51记者,这个家庭有3个孩子,老大是3岁半男童,老二是2岁女童,老三是女孩,只有两 个月大。当她赶到医院去看望一家人时,孩子们光着小脚丫,因为匆忙逃生,他们什么都没有带出来,一个家转眼之间就烧了个一干二净。
附近的居民在火灾现场观望
据陈小姐介绍,目前母子平安,孩子们的爸爸仍在ICU观察,情况不明。红十字会帮助母子解决了暂时的住宿问题,但这个帮助是有限的,只有3天时间,那么3 天后怎么办呢?为了帮助朋友度过难关,陈小姐想到了向网友求助的办法,她先发朋友圈介绍了一家人的情况,得到网友的积极回应,于是她很快就设了一个名为 “爱心互助,帮助可怜的三个娃娃和mm ”的微信群,很短的时间内就得到150余位网友的响应。
陈小姐公布了自己的联系电话和临时捐助代收站地址,列出捐助类别分别为
A:捐钱-需要凑齐首两月租房钱
B:3岁半男童衣鞋,2岁女童衣鞋,2个月宝宝衣袜
C:被子,毯子
D:速食品
E:哄孩子的小玩具小书籍
并承诺等这个家庭找到新住处之后更新捐助地址。
据陈小姐介绍,网友的反应非常快,很短的时间内就凑齐了首两月租房钱,网友们你30我50的捐助,到底是人多力量大。至于是否要面向公众,陈小姐说要征求受难家庭的意见之后再决定,目前只是在朋友圈内小范围的活动。
据了解,目前朋友圈内的捐助行动仍在进行,网友捐助内容几乎包括了一家人过日子的所需,从大人衣服、被褥到小孩奶粉、奶瓶、尿片以及儿童玩具,连洗发水、牙膏牙刷水杯等无所不包,网友们的爱心让人感动。
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Three charged with arson after fire at Markham home containing drug lab
Chris Herhalt, CP24.com
Published Wednesday, March 23, 2016 11:30AM EDT
Last Updated Wednesday, March 23, 2016 12:29PM EDT
York Regional Police say three people have been charged with arson after a fire broke out at a Markham home last week that was allegedly used to produce cannabis byproducts, injuring three small children.
Emergency crews were called to the home on Douglas Haig Drive, in the McCowan Road and Steeles Avenue area, just before 5 p.m. on March 15.
Several witnesses at the scene told investigators that the house appeared to have exploded, before bursting into flames.
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Onlookers are seen on Douglas Haig Drive in Markham where a house exploded on March 15. (CP24
Others said several people could be seen running out of the home as the flames climbed and grew in size. Multiple homes in the area were evacuated as a precaution.
Police said a 30-year-old man suffered serious injuries in the blaze, while a 26-year-old woman, a three-year-old boy, a two-year-old girl and a three-month-old girl suffered minor injuries.
One of the first police officers to arrive at the scene, Const. Kynan Walper, required treatment for smoke inhalation after running into the home to search for its occupants.
Investigators allege the home contained a drug lab that was being used to extract THC, the main active ingredient in marijuana, from the plant in a resin form. It’s a practice often used to create other types of drugs, police say.
Damage to the home and two adjacent homes is estimated at $1.5 million.
The parents of the three injured children, a 30-year-old Markham man and a 26-year-old Markham woman, have been charged in relation to the fire. Police are not naming them in order to protect the identity of their children.
Another suspect, 27-year-old Jian Jim Lin of Markham, has also been charged.
Together they face charges including three counts of arson causing damage to property, arson with disregard for human life, trafficking cannabis and producing cannabis.
The 30-year-old male suspect will appear in court in Newmarket on Thursday. The 26-year-old female suspect will appear in court in Newmarket on April 15. Lin will appear in court in Newmarket on April 26.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7541, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).