Funerals for Des Plaines fire victims will be private Grace Espinosa, 1; Allizon V. Espinosa, 3; Genesis A. Espinosa, 5; Renata P. Espinosa, 6; and their mother, Cithaly Zamodio, died Wednesday in a house fire in Des Plaines. Photo courtesy of Violeta Gomez-Garcia Funerals for five people killed in a Des Plaines apartment fire this week will be private, officials said. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Updated 1/29/2021 6:08 PM
Funerals for a woman and four children killed in a Des Plaines fire this week will be private, and details of the arrangements won t be released to the public, officials announced Friday.
No public vigils or memorials are planned, either, Des Plaines spokeswoman Jennie Vana said.
A sad day for Des Plaines : Four children, one adult killed in fire Yein Espinosa, 17, who identified himself as the uncle of four girls killed in a fire at their Des Plaines home Wednesday, hugs another family member at the scene. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer A home on the 700 block of West Oakton Street in Des Plaines was boarded up late Wednesday afternoon, hours after four young sisters and a woman were killed in a fire there. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer A fire on the 700 block of West Oakton Street in Des Plaines claimed the lives of four young children and a woman. Officials said all of the victims are family members.
Space heater may have caused fire that killed 5, officials say Authorities said a space heater may have caused a fire Wednesday in Des Plaines that killed Grace Espinosa, 1, Allizon V. Espinosa, 3, Genesis A. Espinosa, 5, Renata P. Espinosa, 6, and their mother, Cythaly Zamodio. Their father was not home when the tragedy occurred. courtesy of Violeta Gomez-Garcia The family on Wednesday released this unlabeled picture of one of the Espinosa children who were killed in Wednesday s fire at their Des Plaines home. courtesy of Violeta Gomez-Garcia Horacio Espinosa, a neighbor and relative of the five people killed in Wednesday s fire on Oakton Street in Des Plaines, spoke to the media Thursday while visiting the scene of the tragedy.
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Calls for December were low for the Watseka Fire Department.
Fire Chief Tim Ketchum reported to the public safety committee Jan.. 12 that there were three calls and two mutual aid calls.
The department responded to one line/odor investigation, one traffic accident and one EMS assist in December and responded to mutual aid calls in Martinton and Woodland.
The department also provided escort for Woodland Fire Chief Dominic Smithâs funeral, provided coverage for the northern part of the Woodland district, and helped the Watseka Area Chamber of Commerce with assisting Santa Clausâ arrival into the city.
Ketchum said the Watseka department had just two calls for Woodland during the time they were on the automatic aid for that department.