A house fire that killed a 10-year-old boy on the northwest side of Milwaukee Friday night was likely started by a candle, according to records from the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner s Office.
The boy, identified as Justin Williams, was trapped in the house where he, his 14-year-old sister and his mother lived in the 11800 block of West Florist Avenue after it caught fire about 10 p.m. on Friday.
Firefighters found him unconscious in the one-story house s kitchen, near a locked back door, and tried but could not revive him, according to a deputy chief and to an investigation report obtained from the medical examiner s office.
10-year-old year boy died in house fire after not being able to open locked door, medical examiner says
Acting Deputy Fire Chief Will Kowalski said the fire started in the front room and when they arrived only two family members were outside. A 10-year-old boy and his dog were still inside.
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A 10-year-old boy who died in a Friday fire in Milwaukee was unable to open a locked door while trying to escape, a medical examiner s report said.
The child was in the basement when the fire at a home near 118th and Florist began to spread. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner s office said the child had attempted to exit the home through a rear door but was unable to because it was locked.
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