Current:Home > MyFour children killed in a fire at a multifamily home in Connecticut -EverVision Finance
Four children killed in a fire at a multifamily home in Connecticut
View
Date:2025-04-18 02:49:19
SOMERS, Conn. (AP) — Four children died Tuesday night in a fire that broke out in a two-family home in the northeastern Connecticut town of Somers.
The children, ages 5, 6, 8 and 12, were found inside the house where 11 people lived, fire and town officials said.
The fire broke out at about 10:30 p.m. and by the time fire crews arrived, flames were showing from windows in both the first and second floors, town Fire Chief John Roache said.
At least one person jumped from a window to escape the blaze. Roache said fire crews had a difficult time getting inside the home because a back entrance was blocked and flames prevented entry through the front door.
Roache said several other victims were taken to local hospitals. It was not clear Wednesday how many people were in the house at the time of the fire, how many were injured or the extent of those injuries.
“It’s a tremendous loss for the town,” first selectman Tim Keeney told reporters on the scene Wednesday morning. “An incredible loss, a tragedy the town hasn’t seen forever that I’m aware of. I’ve lived here my whole life.”
Four people lived in one apartment in the house and seven others occupied the other side, officials said. The house, located about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of Hartford, was destroyed.
Fire investigators remained at the home Wednesday in an attempt to determine the cause of the fire.
veryGood! (73365)
Related
- Tom Holland's New Venture Revealed
- South Carolina sets Nov. 1 execution as state ramps up use of death chamber
- School of Rock Costars Caitlin Hale and Angelo Massagli Hint at Engagement
- Man pleads not guilty to killing 3 family members in Vermont
- Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
- NYC accelerates school leadership change as investigations swirl around mayor’s indictment
- Les Miles moves lawsuit over vacated LSU wins from federal to state court
- A crash saved a teenager whose car suddenly sped up to 120 mph in the rural Midwest
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
- Jennifer Hudson gushes about Common and chats with him about marriage: 'You are my joy'
Ranking
- Federal court filings allege official committed perjury in lawsuit tied to Louisiana grain terminal
- Wilmer Valderrama needs his sweatshirts, early morning runs and 'The Golden Bachelor'
- Kim Kardashian calls to free Erik and Lyle Menendez after brutal 1996 killings of parents
- Amid Hurricane Helene’s destruction, sports organizations launch relief efforts to aid storm victims
- The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
- International fiesta fills New Mexico’s sky with colorful hot air balloons
- Los Angeles prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers’ 1996 murder conviction
- Soul-searching and regret over unheeded warnings follow Helene’s destruction
Recommendation
The Daily Money: Spending more on holiday travel?
Soul-searching and regret over unheeded warnings follow Helene’s destruction
Port strike may not affect gas, unless its prolonged: See latest average prices by state
Helene death toll may rise; 'catastrophic damage' slows power restoration: Updates
Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
Ex-Houston officer rushed away in an ambulance during sentencing at double-murder trial
A deadly hurricane is the latest disruption for young athletes who already have endured a pandemic
Naomi Watts joined at New York Film Festival by her 'gigantic' dog co-star