Three children killed in house fire in St. Louis, Missouri

A St. Louis Fire Department spokesman says a home where a weekend fire killed three children did not have a smoke detector. Something the fire department here provides and even installs for free for St. Louis residents. “You look at this event and it’s sad, it’s sorrowful, it’s terribly tragic”.

“Anytime you use a secondary heating source, a space heater, no matter the brand, you’re gambling with your lives, you’re gabbling with your grandchildren’s lives”, said Jenkerson.

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Fire Captain Greg Favre says the blaze broke out shortly before 4:15 at a home in the 4900 block of Plover.

The St. Louis firefighters union Twitter account posted this message Sunday morning, “Horrible night for the St. Louis Fire Department”.

They died in fire that authorities blame on a malfunctioning space heater that was being used to heat the home. Williams’ son 10-month-old Sevon Hutcherson and her nieces 4-year-old Antonasia Williams and 6-year-old Aniya Calvin all died.