PRP Toddler Dies in House Fire
According to the Louisville Courier Journal, a young boy rescued June 1 from a burning house in southwestern Jefferson County has died at Kosair Children's Hospital, an official said today.
Jefferson County deputy coroner Larry Carroll identified the boy as 2-year-old Dylan Goldsmith, 7311 Ethan Allen Way, and said the cause of death, which occurred yesterday, was smoke inhalation.
When Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Department firefighters arrived at the home in Valley Village, they reported seeing heavy fire coming from the front of the house and were told that someone might be inside. Firefighters conducted a search and pulled the boy from a back bedroom.
The boy's father and a young girl got out of the home before firefighters arrived, fire department officials said at the time.
Bahe Cook Cantley & Jones personal injury attorney, Larry Jones, said, "My prayers go out to this family. As the father of two young children, I can't imagine the pain that this family must be feeling at this time."
Jones also said, "While the cause of the fire is unclear from the article, it is important to use this bad news to examine your family's own fire preparedness plan. In fact, my family and I purchased an emergency fire ladder from Home Depot today. I hope we never need to use it."
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