Inquest date set for fatal East Gwillimbury fire

Kevin Dunsmuir, 55, and Jennifer Dunsmuir, 51, died in a house fire in East Gwillimbury, Ont. on Friday, March 29, 2013.

A date has been set for an inquest that will look into the 2013 deaths of an East Gwillimbury family.

On Tuesday, the province announced the inquest will take place on March 29 at the Coroners Court in Toronto.

The purpose of the inquest is to examine the events surrounding the deaths of Kevin Dunsmuir, 55, Jennifer Dunsmuir, 51, Robert Dunsmuir, 19, and Cameron Dunsmuir, 16. The family died in a house fire in East Gwillimbury on March 29, 2013.

The inquest will consider the circumstance surrounding the deaths, fire safety before and during a blaze, and local emergency response.

A jury will hear from an estimated 53 witnesses, before making recommendation on how to prevent similar deaths.