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Police identify remains of 3 residents who died in Brampton house fire last week

Peel regional police say they have now identified three residents who died in a fire which tore through a home in Brampton last week.

Crews were called to the area of Big Sky Way and Van Kirk Drive at around 1:30 p.m. On March 7 for a home that was fully engulfed in flames.

Firefighters encountered heavy smoke and flames at the blaze, which ultimately gutted two homes. The fire was so intense that at least one of the homes collapsed.

Sifting through the wreckage the following day, the Office of the Fire Marshall discovered human remains, but they were not sure how many people had died.

In a news release Friday, police identified those who perished in the fire as 51-year-old Rajiv Warikoo, 47-year-old Shilpa Kotha, and 16-year-old Mahek Warikoo.

All three lived at the home, police said.

No other details about the three residents have been released so far.

“The circumstances surrounding the house fire remains the focus of an active investigation, and anyone with information or video footage (dashcam or otherwise) is urged to contact Homicide detectives,” police said in their release.

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