The conclusion is based in part on testimony from a 5-year-old who survived the fire.
A deadly Philadelphia rowhome fire most likely started when a Christmas tree was ingited by a lighter, authorities said Tuesday.They reached their conclusion after interviewing a 5-year-old who survived the fire and ruling out all other possible explanations, they said. last week showed that authorities were looking into the possibility that a 5-year-old was playing with a lighter when a nearby Christmas tree was ignited, according to the Associated Press.
"We are left with the words of that 5-year-old child, that traumatized 5-year-old child, to help us understand how the lighter and the tree came together with tragic consequences," fire commissioner Adam Thiel said Tuesday."We are not going to get into details of the words of a 5-year-old." On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health's Medical Examiner's Office identified the victims as Dekwan Robinson, Destiny McDonald, Janiyah Roberts, J'Kwan Robinson, Natasha Wayne, Quientien Tate-McDonald, Quinsha White, Rosalee McDonald, Shaniece Wayne, Taniesha Robinson, Tiffany Robinson and Virginia Thomas, according toAuthorities arrived quickly to the scene, but Thiel said Tuesday it was"not what you see on television.
Fire officials discovered a total of seven smoke detectors in the rowhome — three in a kitchen drawer, one in a bedroom drawer, one on the floor and one on a bedroom ceiling. All had their batteries removed and were inoperable.
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