A family with eight children was able to safely get out their apartment after it caught fire in Dededo early Friday morning.
It happened around 4:30 a.m. along Route 16 at an apartment complex near Lilly’s Alteration Shop, according to Guam Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Paul Tapao.
Police officers patrolling the area saw heavy smoke coming from the building. One officer immediately requested for assistance after finding that the apartment unit’s kitchen was on fire.
More officers from the Dededo Precinct Command responded to help the family of 12, which includes eight children, ranging from ages six months to 9 years old, to safely evacuate.