A 4-year-old remains hospitalized following a house fire early Sunday morning in Spokane’s Logan neighborhood.
The fire broke out around 1:20 a.m. Sunday on the 1200 block of East Illinois Avenue. Investigators, determining the blaze was accidental, found that the flames started when items placed near a first-floor fireplace caught fire.
Down the hall from the living room, Michael Kane got trapped inside the bathroom. The 4-year-old was taken to the hospital in critical condition due to injuries stemming from smoke inhalation, said his grandmother, Brenda Kane.
As of 6:30 p.m. Monday, Michael was still hospitalized with no brain activity, Brenda Kane said.
“As a kid, they can get disoriented,” she said. “I think that’s why he would’ve gone to the bathroom, even closing the door, to get away from smoke or fire.”