Teen twins die in LA apartment blaze
Thursday, August 12, 2010
LOS ANGELES -- Twin teen boys have died in a Los Angeles apartment blaze.
The mother grabbed a 2-year-old boy and managed to escape flames that swept through the southwest Crenshaw area apartment at about 3:13 a.m. Thursday.Fire spokesman Devin Gales says firefighters rescued a 5-year-old girl and a 7-year-old girl, who were unharmed. Fire Capt. Steve Ruda says firefighters crawled on their bellies to rescue them.
The bodies of the twin 15-year-old boys were found inside. A neighbor says on of the twins had Down syndrome, but Gales couldn't confirm that report.
Gales says that melted smoke alarms were found, but added it's unclear if they were working.
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