A fire broke out in an apartment building in Charlottetown, the capital of Canada's Prince Edward Island province, in the early morning of December 28. As a result, two people died and three were injured and taken to medical treatment. The fire department received a fire alarm at around 7 o'clock local time. The apartment building where the incident occurred was a two-story building with about 20 units. Firefighters brought the fire under control within an hour after arriving at the scene. Some residents were rescued at the window. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The exact circumstances of the three wounded are unknown.

A fire broke out in an apartment building in Charlottetown, the capital of Canada's Prince Edward Island province, in the early morning of December 28. As a result, two people died and three were injured and taken to medical treatment. The fire department received a fire alarm at around 7 o'clock local time. The apartment building where the incident occurred was a two-story building with about 20 units. Firefighters brought the fire under control within an hour after arriving at the scene. Some residents were rescued at the window. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The exact circumstances of the three wounded are unknown.