Child suffers life-threatening injuries in backyard blaze

April 8, 2020, Niagara Falls, Ont. – An eight-year-old child is in hospital in critical condition following a fire in the backyard of a Niagara Falls home. Emergency crews responded to a reported explosion as the result of a backyard fire at a residence at about 2:40 p.m. Monday. The St. Catharines Standard reports. | READ MORE