Edmonton: A devastating fire at a three-storey residential building in Edmonton, Canada, has claimed the lives of an elderly Punjabi couple, sending shockwaves and grief through their native village in Punjab. The deceased have been identified as 80-year-old Major Singh Bhandal and his 82-year-old wife, Surinder Kaur. The couple had been residing in Canada for a long period, staying with their daughter prior to the tragic incident.
The news of their sudden demise has cast a pall of gloom over Aliwal, a village in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, from where the elderly couple hailed. Relatives and villagers in Aliwal expressed deep shock and sorrow upon receiving news of the fatal accident across the Atlantic. Local authorities in Edmonton are currently investigating the cause of the residential fire as community members offer their support to the grieving family.
