House fire kills 5 on Christmas morning
House fire kills 5 on Christmas morning
Associated Press
STAMFORD, Conn.
Fire tore through a house in Stamford early today, killing five people, making it among the worst Christmas days in the city’s history, the mayor said.
Officials said the fire, which was reported shortly before 5 a.m., killed two adults and three children. Two others escaped. Their names have not been released.
“It is a terrible, terrible day for the city of Stamford,” Mayor Michael Pavia told reporters at a news briefing at the scene of the fire. “There probably has not been a worse Christmas day in the city of Stamford.”
Acting Fire Chief Antonio Conte said attempts by firefighters to rescue the house’s occupants were pushed back by intense flames and heat.