House Fires In Brooklyn And North Carolina Kill 7
A fire that tore through a house early Monday, killing three people, including a 12-year-old boy, authorities said.Investigators said the fire was caused by an electrical problem. A 16-year-old boy who was rescued was taken to a hospital, where he was listed in serious but stable condition.
The fire in the three-story wood-frame house in Brooklyn was reported by a passer-by shortly after midnight. It likely began in wiring in the walls between the second and third floors, investigators said.
The three people who died were found in a third-floor attic, which had no smoke-detecting device, the investigators said. A 49-year-old and a 76-year-old died of burns at the scene. A 12-year-old was pronounced dead from burns at a hospital.
Officials in Laurinburg, N.C., were also investigating a fire in a modular home that left four siblings dead over the weekend.
The fire in the mobile home late Sunday started in the stove area of the kitchen, officials said. It killed three boys aged 12, 9, and 3, and their 9-year-old sister.
The children’s mother said she was not home at the time of the fire because she was dropping off her boyfriend, authorities said.
Laurinburg is about 40 miles southwest of Fayetteville, N.C.