St. Paul fire: 2 children have died after devastating blaze
2 children die after fire at St. Paul home
Family members confirm a second child has died after a fire ripped through a St. Paul household Wednesday morning. The fire started around 1:31 a.m. in a home on the 1200 block of Arkwright Street North. An adult and six children, between the ages of 1 and 6, were inside the home when the fire started.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Family members confirm a second child has died after a fire ripped through a St. Paul household Wednesday morning.
The fire started around 1:31 a.m. in a home on the 1200 block of Arkwright Street North. An adult and six children, between the ages of 1 and 6, were inside the home when the fire started.
Firefighters found all seven victims unconscious inside the home. They were rushed to Regions Hospital in critical condition.
In a sad update on Thursday, the Vang family said they've lost two children now from the first, a son and daughter.
An online fundraiser has raised $52,000 to support the family through the tragedy.
Pacheng Vang struggled to articulate his grief after his home on Arkwright, where he had lived with his family for the past year and a half, became uninhabitable due to a fire.
"I’m all over the place, I can’t really explain the feelings," Pacheng previously told FOX 9.
Vang, who was at work when the fire broke out, expressed his profound gratitude to the first responders on Wednesday. "I’m very grateful for your guys' help, and without you guys, I wouldn’t see my family… they’re still breathing right now."
The fire chief commended the firefighters for their heroic efforts, particularly one firefighter who was instrumental in rescuing three of the seven family members.
"This individual went in, quickly found one child, pulled the child out, went back in, found another child, pulled that child out, and went back in for a third time, found another child, and pulled that child out," the chief recounted.
Investigators say the fire appears to be accidental, but they are still narrowing down the exact cause.
St. Paul fire leaves adult, 6 children hurt
The SPFD says the fire started around 1:31 a.m. in a home on the 1200 block of Arkwright Street North. The six children and one adult were inside the home when the fire started. Officials say when firefighters entered the home, they found all seven people unconscious. The seven were all taken to Regions Hospital where they are currently in critical condition.