A deadly Mississippi house fire in which six children and their mother perished has been ruled an accident—but bars on the outside of a bedroom window and inoperable smoke detectors lessened their chances for escape, officials say.
February 11, 2020, 7:12 PMWindow bars and inoperable smoke detectors lessened the family’s change for escape, officials said.has been ruled an accident, but bars on the outside of a bedroom window and inoperable smoke detectors lessened their chances for escape, officials said.
The children's father escaped the blaze. He remains hospitalized and is expected to have skin grafting surgery, said Clinton Fire Chief Jeff Blackledge at a press conference on Tuesday. Officials from the Mississippi Fire Marshal's office, confer outside the scene of a fatal fire, Feb. 8, 2020 in Clinton, Miss.Officials with the state's fire marshal determined on Monday that the fire was an electrical fire that was an accident. Fire Marshal Mike Chaney said in a statement that the fire started in the attic and there were no working smoke alarms inside the single family home that was a rental property for the Presley family.
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