PRAY: 'Absolutely tragic' - Three children, two adults dead after Brampton house fire

A mother, father, and their three children died in a house fire in Brampton, Ont., on Monday as firefighters risked their lives trying to rescue them. 

Brampton fire Chief Bill Boyes said crews were met with heavy smoke and flames when they arrived on the scene around 2 a.m. 

"Our hearts are absolutely breaking," Boyes said. "What happened here today, to lose three children and two adults, with one additional person in life-threatening condition, it's absolutely tragic."