Alberta fire that killed five was accidental: RCMP

A house fire that left three children and two adults dead in central Alberta has been deemed an accident by officials. The Office of the Fire Commissioner announced the update on Dec. 24, nearly three weeks after the deadly Dec. 5 blaze in Rochfort Bridge. The hamlet is eight kilometres east of Mayerthorpe, some 130 kilometres northwest of Alberta’s capital city. The bodies of the five killed were found one day after the fire. Officials originally found a single body, and later located fou