“She had just gotten home from work,” said Santiago. “She smelled it. I think she…
“She had just gotten home from work,” said Santiago. “She smelled it. I think she saw it. And then she started immediately knocking on doors, ringing doorbells.”
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“I carried my brother,” the little boy said.
Mercado said in Spanish, “The flames…it was huge.”
In addition to the eight people killed, two children were injured and hospitalized, and a firefighter was also hospitalized for overexertion but is “in good condition.”
The source of the fire is currently unknown. Only the news that firefighters were not able to locate any fire detectors in the charred building has been reported by various news outlets.
