Canada- Five family members including child, in critical condition, following fire in home, Richmond Hill, Toronto, 1 Sept., 2025, *Possible arson*.

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Oct. 12, 2025 By Jennifer Pagliaro

‘She was the sun’: Family remembers ‘radiant’ daughter, sister killed in Richmond Hill arson

Helya Bahari-Kashani was in the prime of her life when her family's home was set on fire. Her death is being treated as a homicide.

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''The 24-year-old was untouched by the flames, her cousin said, and was able to donate organs that saved four lives. Adult patients received her liver, pancreas and kidneys. A little girl received her heart. As many as 75 other lives will also be improved by her skin, bone, and ocular donations, the family was told.''