Witness to fatal Cavendish cottage fire heads home with victims’ families and his own on his mind [Video]

One person died and three were injured when a fire broke out in a Cavendish rental cottage Sunday. CBC’s Steve Bruce spoke to witness Ian Kerr and Cpl. Gavin Moore, media relations officer with the P.E.I. RCMP, about what happened.

A family visiting a P.E.I. campground on the weekend headed home to Nova Scotia with heavy hearts after witnessing a fatal fire early Sunday morning.

Ian Kerr and his extended family were staying at the Green Gables Bungalow Court Cottages in Cavendish when a neighbouring cottage caught fire.

One person died and three others were injured, one seriously.

Kerr said he got a “frantic” knock on the door shortly after 6 a.m. from someone telling them to evacuate because the building behind them was engulfed in flames.

Ian Kerr and his family were woken up by a frantic pounding at the door of their rental cottage, one of 12 on …

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