Chicago: Fire claimed the life of 3.

[cfd123]

fire today 10:00 1/7/08. 8300 s. buffalo

unsure of alarm response but i believe it was a still and box.
fire started in a 2.5 story house and caught an exposure.

3 kids age 2, 3, and 7 months were found in an upstairs bedroom. 1 4 year old was rescued. NO SMOKE DETECTORS. the mother said she was an another part of the apartment and could not get to the kids.

 

[cfd123]

the mother is now being charged for child endangerment. she WAS NOT home when the fire started and had been next door for a couple of hours. this is the second time in under a month for chicago fatalities involving kids

 

[grumpy grizzly]

3 charges of willful  child endangerment. She took one child to school and then visited a nearby relative for a couple of hours. I beleive the alarm was sounded at  11AM and school starts at 8 or so so you can do the math