Trailer fire forces Anishininew family of 9 in Garden Hill First Nation to live in uninsulated bus
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This article was published 22/12/2021 (1744 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A northern Anishininew family from Garden Hill First Nation, Man., could be spending Christmas living in an old bus after their trailer burned down last week, leaving 17 people who had lived there with almost nothing.
Ricky Knott, who was at work as a mechanic when the fire broke out, says he’s grateful everyone in the trailer made it out safely, but adds it was a scary time.
“Some of the kids were just running to the bus with their shorts, and the baby was wrapped in a blanket right away and taken to the bus,” Knott said.
The families managed to grab a few things out of the trailer but almost everything they had, including most of their Christmas gifts, are gone.
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