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It turns out the eight-month old baby that tragically died in Fort McMurray on the weekend was exposed to a toxic substance that was brought in from Pakistan.
Brad Grainger from the Fort McMurray fire department says the family brought the insecticide home from Pakistan, where they were on vacation.
He adds the insecticide was limited to one apartment and it doesn’t pose a threat to the rest of the building.
Grainger says the product is similar to aluminum phosphide pellets used in North America.
During fumigation the insecticides can emit a phosphine gas that can be toxic.
The property manager of the apartment block says the children’s mother grew concerned when they started vomiting.
A two- and a six-year-old are in Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, while a four- and a seven-year-old are in hospital in Fort McMurray.
Agencies/Canadajournal
