12-28-2011, 08:56 AM
Authorities said the house, which was being renovated, might not have had activated fire alarms and did not have an inspection certificate - a requirement for people to occupy a property.
Fire officials say the deadly blaze was started by fireplace embers placed in a bag in a mud room attached to the house or a trash enclosure by the mud room. MAKES NO SENSE!
Led by their mother's boyfriend from their third-floor bedroom to the second floor, the girls reportedly bolted back into the flames.Two of the girls were found on the second floor; their other sister died just feet from escape, trapped inside as her grandfather perished during his rescue attempt.
Fire officials say the deadly blaze was started by fireplace embers placed in a bag in a mud room attached to the house or a trash enclosure by the mud room. MAKES NO SENSE!
Led by their mother's boyfriend from their third-floor bedroom to the second floor, the girls reportedly bolted back into the flames.Two of the girls were found on the second floor; their other sister died just feet from escape, trapped inside as her grandfather perished during his rescue attempt.