5 people killed in overnight Chesterfield house fire
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5 people killed in overnight Chesterfield house fire
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- Five people were killed in a fire that burned a home on Wicklow Lane in Chesterfield early Sunday morning, Chesterfield Fire and EMS spokesman Lt. Jason Elmore confirmed. Fire crews were called to the home along the 3400 block at about 3:13 a.m.
"Fire crews arrived to find heavy fire coming from the attached garage extending into the house. Five residents of the home escaped the fire; however; five other residents were pulled from the home by fire crews," Lt. Elmore said. "Four of them were pronounced dead at the scene while the fifth was pronounced dead at VCU Medical Center. One firefighter was transported to the hospital with minor burn injuries."
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- Five people were killed in a fire that burned a home on Wicklow Lane in Chesterfield early Sunday morning, Chesterfield Fire and EMS spokesman Lt. Jason Elmore confirmed. Fire crews were called to the home along the 3400 block at about 3:13 a.m.
"Fire crews arrived to find heavy fire coming from the attached garage extending into the house. Five residents of the home escaped the fire; however; five other residents were pulled from the home by fire crews," Lt. Elmore said. "Four of them were pronounced dead at the scene while the fifth was pronounced dead at VCU Medical Center. One firefighter was transported to the hospital with minor burn injuries."