Six children, two adults and their dog are killed in a horrifying early morning Chicago apartment fire – as it’s revealed their building had NO smoke detectors
- One of the six victims was an infant; two additional children were hospitalized
- Cause of the fire, which started on the second floor of a building, not determined
- A woman who smelled the fire and knocked on doors saved many more lives
Eight people, including six children, were tragically killed after a fire tore through a home in Chicago on Sunday morning.
One of the victims was just an infant.
A dog was also killed in the fire, while two additional children were hospitalized with injuries.
The cause of the fire has not been determined but no smoke detectors were found in the home, officials said.
Eight people, including six children, were tragically killed after a fire tore through a home in Chicago on Sunday morning
The cause of the fire has not been determined but no smoke detectors were found in the home, officials said
The relationship between the adults and six children was not immediately made clear.
‘We have not had this in many, many, many years — this amount of fatalities and injuries in one location,’ Commissioner José Santiago said Sunday morning.
The fire started on the second floor of the building. The first floor was vacant.
Santiago revealed the fire could have taken even more lives if it wasn’t for one quick-thinking woman who lived nearby.
‘She had just gotten home from work. She smelled it. I think she save it,’ he said.
A dog was also killed in the fire, while two additional children were hospitalized with injuries
‘And then she started immediately knocking on doors, ringing doorbells.’
Santiago said the woman ‘saved a lot of lives’ amid the horrific tragedy.
The fire also caused another structure two buildings down to catch alight.
No injuries were reported.
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