A Christmas tree may have played a role in a fire Tuesday night that killed two young boys and left a man in critical condition in the Green Meadows neighborhood of South Los Angeles, police said.
Fire crews are seen at a home that erupted in flames in South Los Angeles on Dec. 27, 2016. (Credit: OnScene.TV)
The fire broke out about 9 p.m. and quickly engulfed the home in the 800 block of East 113th Street, , according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Firefighters had to fight through security doors and window bars to get into the home, where they rescued two boys and a man believed to be their father.
Neighbors said the father had gone back into the home to try and rescue the boys after the fire started.
The boys, said to be 3-year-old twins by LAFD Public Information Officer David Ortiz, were taken to a local hospital in grave condition.
The boys were later pronounced dead at the hospital, family members told KTLA.
The man was hospitalized in critical condition.
Neighbors also made attempts to get into the burning home before firefighters arrived, but were unsuccessful.
“It was just too much heat and the smoke was just really unbearable,” said neighbor Ronny D., who called to the kids as he attempted to reach an emergency window.
“I’m calling for the kids … ‘Where are you, where are you?’ And I wasn’t getting any response,” he said.
Video posted to Facebook showed smoke billowing from the home as neighbors tried to get in.
One neighbor did help rescue a 4-year-old girl who was expected to be OK.
An adult woman was also found with non-life threatening injuries following the fire.
The home did not have working smoke alarms, according to investigators.
The cause of the fire was under investigation, but a police officer at the scene said a Christmas tree may have played a role.
from KTLA http://ift.tt/2ie7wpR
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