Four Killed in Louisville, Kentucky House Fire
Four Louisville residents died in a house fire at 1249 S. Clay Street in Louisville, Kentucky last night/early this morning. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
Bahe Cook Cantley & Jones wrongful death attorney Larry Jones says, "Fires result in many deaths every year. Please use this tragedy as incentive to check your smoke detectors or fire alarms. If you are a renter, call your landlord if your detectors do not work. It is unclear in this case, if the detectors were operational and whether the family had a chance to escape."
For more information about the rights of those injured or killed in house fires, visit http://www.kentuckyinjurylaw.com/
According to the Louisville, Courier Journal, the raging fire at a two-story house at 1249 S. Clay St. was spotted by neighbors around 1:30 a.m. But neighbors said Saturday there was nothing they could do.
Next-door neighbor Darnellius Edwards said he grabbed a garden hose and began spraying the house with water before firefighters arrived around 1:40 a.m.
"When I got there it was already fully engulfed," he said. "There were flames coming out the door."
Gloria Griffin, who lives two doors down, said her two adult sons rushed to the burning house when they heard the sound of breaking glass. But, she said, the flames and heat turned them away.
"It was just too much," she said. "They couldn't get in."
Rescue units pulled nine people from the house, including five children, said Sgt. Salvador Melendez, a spokesman for Louisville Fire & Rescue. He said most of the victims were in the first-floor living room or bedroom. Only one of those taken from the house, a child, was conscious.
The four people killed included:
An unidentified man who was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:44 a.m. of fire-related injuries, Wesley said. Authorities are trying to positively identify him, likely using dental records, he said.
Amarion Seargent, 5, who was pronounced dead at 2:24 a.m. at Kosair Children's Hospital. Amarion, who lived at the residence where the fire occurred, died of soot and smoke inhalation, said Jim Wesley, deputy coroner for Jefferson County.
Anton Seargent, 3, who was pronounced dead at 2:41 a.m. at Kosair. Anton, Amarion's cousin, also died of soot and smoke inhalation, Wesley said.
Gabrial Johnson, 21, of the 4200 block of Win Rose Way, was pronounced dead at 8:41 a.m. at University Hospital of injuries she likely sustained in the fire, said Jim Wesley, deputy coroner for Jefferson County. Wesley said she is believed to be a friend of the family that lived at the house.
