EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — An East St. Louis woman whose five children died in a fire at her home after she left them alone has been indicted on child endangerment charges. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that prosecutors sought the grand jury indictment after determining that 34-year-old Sabrina Dunigan was at least partially responsible…
A Belleville Illinois woman, man and child escape an overnight house fire around one thirty this morning. The was in the 23 hundred block of West Main. The man suffered minor smoke inhalation, the cause of the fire is reported to have started in the sofa.
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating a suspicious, possibly fatal, house fire in St. Peters. Thursday evening at 6pm St. Peters police responded to a call for a house fire in the 1800 block of Elm Tree Street. Central County Fire and Rescue arrived on scene to assist with rescue efforts and gain control of…
(KTRS) – Two adults and their six-month-old daughter were found dead after a house fire in north St. Louis this weekend. Investigators now believe that the parents, Melvin Thomas and Maruita Jones, were shot. Fire officials say the home had working smoke detectors on the second floor of the home. Homicide detectives are involved in…
(KTRS/AP) – Police in Wentzville say a man found dead after a house fire may have had self-inflicted wounds. The Major Case Squad was called in to help investigate the death of 26-year-old Ruben Martinez. His body was found around 1:30 a.m. on Easter Sunday. Now the Major Case Squad is off the case after…
University City, MO (KTRS) – A woman and two children pulled from a house fire on Roth Ave. in University City Wednesday night, have died from their injuries. University City Fire Chief Adam Long said the fire appeared to be caused by a space heater. Investigators have identified the victims as 78-year-old Mamie Williams and siblings, 6-year-old…