“It’s a tragedy for our whole town -– the school and the people," Davidson resident Trudy Smith told 650 CKOM on Mon., Feb. 19, 2024. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)

By CKOM News

INVESTIGATION CONTINUES

Davidson house fire that killed five deemed ‘non-suspicious:’ RCMP

Feb 20, 2024 | 8:02 AM

A house fire in Davidson that killed three children and two seniors on Sunday has been deemed non-suspicious by investigators.

The weekend blaze caused major damage to the home in Davidson, a community halfway between Regina and Saskatoon, torching the roof, shattering windows and leaving pockmarked burns on melted siding.

Mounties said the fire on Ottawa Street happened about noon on Sunday.

They said officers and fire crews pulled an 80-year-old man and an 81-year-old woman from the flaming structure, but the two were pronounced dead in hospital.

Once the fire was put out, crews discovered the remains of three children inside. The ages of the children have not been released.

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On Monday afternoon, the Craik RCMP said Mounties – along with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency – have deemed the fire non-suspicious.

“The police investigation is now complete and no further updates will be provided,” the RCMP said in a statement.

“Our thoughts are with all those impacted at this difficult time.”

Trudy Smith lives nearby and knows the family of the three children who died.

“It’s a tragedy for our whole town – the school and the people,” she told 650 CKOM on Monday.

Another Davidson resident, Pat Kenny, was walking her dog on Sunday afternoon when she saw the home on fire.

“I’m very, very upset – I can hardly fathom it …We knew people who they played with, went to school with, and it’s just so tragic.”

Autopsies for all five victims are scheduled to take place in Saskatoon this week.

–with files from The Canadian Press and 650 CKOM’s Shane Clausing