Electricity to the Ramirez family's Chicago apartment Was turned off in May because of unpaid bills. A candle is the suspected source of a blaze that took the lives of six children, one of whom was a family friend, officials said.
The mother of the five siblings, Augusta Ramirez, 40, has been released from a hospital. The father, Amado Ramirez, 42, was not home at the time of the blaze.
The Ramirez family has 10 children, nine of whom lived with their parents. The oldest two daughters, Delia, 19, and Yadira, 18, were not home at the time of the blaze.
The dead were identified as Vanessa Ramirez, 14; Erick Ramirez, 12; Suzette Ramirez, 10; Idaly Ramirez, 6; Kevin Ramirez, 3; and Escarlet Ramos, 3, who was being baby-sat by the family.
The mother of the five siblings, Augusta Ramirez, 40, has been released from a hospital. The father, Amado Ramirez, 42, was not home at the time of the blaze.
The Ramirez family has 10 children, nine of whom lived with their parents. The oldest two daughters, Delia, 19, and Yadira, 18, were not home at the time of the blaze.
The dead were identified as Vanessa Ramirez, 14; Erick Ramirez, 12; Suzette Ramirez, 10; Idaly Ramirez, 6; Kevin Ramirez, 3; and Escarlet Ramos, 3, who was being baby-sat by the family.
Electricity to the Ramirez family's Chicago apartment Was turned off in May because of unpaid bills. A candle is the suspected source of a blaze that took the lives of six children, one of whom was a family friend, officials said.
The mother of the five siblings, Augusta Ramirez, 40, has been released from a hospital. The father, Amado Ramirez, 42, was not home at the time of the blaze.
The Ramirez family has 10 children, nine of whom lived with their parents. The oldest two daughters, Delia, 19, and Yadira, 18, were not home at the time of the blaze.
The dead were identified as Vanessa Ramirez, 14; Erick Ramirez, 12; Suzette Ramirez, 10; Idaly Ramirez, 6; Kevin Ramirez, 3; and Escarlet Ramos, 3, who was being baby-sat by the family.
The mother of the five siblings, Augusta Ramirez, 40, has been released from a hospital. The father, Amado Ramirez, 42, was not home at the time of the blaze.
The Ramirez family has 10 children, nine of whom lived with their parents. The oldest two daughters, Delia, 19, and Yadira, 18, were not home at the time of the blaze.
The dead were identified as Vanessa Ramirez, 14; Erick Ramirez, 12; Suzette Ramirez, 10; Idaly Ramirez, 6; Kevin Ramirez, 3; and Escarlet Ramos, 3, who was being baby-sat by the family.
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