Fairmount fire that killed 12 likely began when a 5-year-old boy lit a Christmas tree, officials say
There were no working smoke detectors in the unit — five had batteries removed and one was destroyed, the fire commissioner said.
Barry Reese, left, and Karen Reese, right, brought 12 teddy bears to the scene of the fatal fire on 23rd Street between Poplar and Parrish Streets on Monday, five days after a fire killed nine children and three adults who were residents of the second floor apartment in this building.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer
