FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — An uncle of four young children who died in an Indiana mobile home fire says survivors did “everything we could” to try to rescue the kids.
The children were ages 2, 3, 5 and 10. The Allen County Sheriff's Department says they died Thursday morning in the blaze in Fort Wayne.
Authorities have not released the names of the children, but an 18-year-old uncle who was among four people who survived the fire, Travis Garrison, spoke to The Journal Gazette. The children were his sister’s.
Garrison told the newspaper, “We tried our best to get the kids out.”
RELATED | Four children killed, four adults injured in fire at Fort Wayne mobile home
Adam O’Connor, a deputy fire chief in the northeastern Indiana city, says firefighters responded to the blaze at the Dupont Estates Mobile Home Park just before 8:30 a.m. and found the mobile home engulfed in flames.
O'Connor told WPTA that four children inside the mobile home were pronounced dead at the scene. Four adults were taken to the hospital, their conditions are not known at this time.
Firefighters say two pets also died in the fire.
-
Landmark gift creates Huron Fund at Hendricks County Community Foundation
The Hendricks County Community Foundation has received its largest donation in its 30-year history. The $1.74 million gift establishes the Huron Family Fund.
Tuskegee Airmen honored at Indianapolis International Airport
The Indianapolis International Airport recognized National Tuskegee Airmen Day during a ceremony honoring 44 members with Hoosier ties.
Arizona Wildcats and Purdue Boilermakers play in Elite 8
The teams play Saturday for the first time this season. Arizona is 19-2 against the Big 12, and Purdue is 17-7 against the Big Ten.
Victim's family reacts to guilty verdict, remember loved one
