The Chattanooga Times Free Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A woman and her two children, ages 8 and 3, died early Sunday in a fire at the Beaconview Apartments in Birmingham.
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief C.W. Mardis told The Birmingham News the three victims were trapped in the bathroom as the fire spread through their apartment.
The victims’ names were not immediately released.
Mardis said two people were injured and 10 units destroyed in the fire which took about 50 firefighters an hour and a half to bring under control. The cause is believed to be accidental.
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