Victims in Clay fire were foster children; cause of blaze undetermined but not suspicious

  • Source: wvmetronews.com
  • Published: 01/14/2019 12:00 AM

A family devastated by a fatal fire late Saturday night in Clay apparently had working smoke detectors and an escape plan but not everyone was able to get out safely. The blaze at a house on Main Street claimed the lives of four young foster children. The last body was pulled from the rubble Sunday afternoon. Two adults and two other children survived the blaze. Deputy State Fire Marshal Jason Baltic said it appears one of the victims was trying to follow the family’s fire escape plan but didn’t make it. “More than likely they were disoriented by the smoke. They did have an escape plan. The unfortunate thing is when you do that and you are talking about young children, when it really comes down to it the fear factor comes into play,” Baltic said. The four children who died were under the care of the state Department of Health and Human Resources’ Bureau for Children and Families. They were believed to be between the ages of six months and 8 years.



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