Family killed in fire did not call 911: police

The blaze killed 9 year old Fayza Sadiq;her four year old sister Alysa;their 33 year old mother Zebunesa Sadiq and a grandmother who was visiting from Pakistan;60 year old Shemeen Akhtar.

The baby girl who is the lone survivor of a fire that killed four members of a Winnipeg family remains in critical condition hospital.

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