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Space heater is suspected cause of fire that killed 5 in Des Plaines
By Sun-Times Media Wire
4 sisters, mom die in Des Plaines fire: ‘a terrible day, a tragic day’
Four sisters under the age of 6 and their mother died in a house fire Wednesday morning in suburban Des Plaines.
CHICAGO - A space heater likely caused a fire that
There were no working smoke detectors on the second floor,
Des Plaines spokeswoman Jennie Vana said in a statement. Initial findings don’t point to foul play, she said.
The investigation is now focused on how the heater might have ignited the fire, she said.
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Young mother and her 4 daughters under the age of 6 die in tragic house fire
“In my 30 years of service, this is the most difficult scene I’ve responded to.
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Mother, 4 young girls killed in house fire
A 25-year-old mother and her four daughters, all under the age of 6, died in a tragic house fire in Des Plaines, Illinois. WLS-TV
A 25-year-old mother and her four young daughters have been killed after a house fire ravaged their family home.
The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m. in Des Plaines, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, when the Des Plaines Fire Department responded to reports of smoke at a single family property which had been converted into four apartments, according to a statement issued by the Des Plaines Fire Department.