WEST BLOOMFIELD (AP) – Three children died in a weekend house fire in suburban Detroit, authorities said.
The siblings, a 16-year-old girl and two boys ages 15 and 12, could not escape the fire, said fire marshal Byron Turnquist in West Bloomfield Township.
One of them called 911 to report the fire. Turnquist said investigators found no smoke detectors in the home. “Having working smoke alarms gives you that early notification to exit your home,” he told The Associated Press.
Firefighters had to force their way into the home. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
Turnquist said no adults were present at the time.
“There was so much smoke on the street we couldn’t even breathe, so imagine children being in the house. I’m sure they couldn’t either,” said neighbour Jewelette Estes.
