Last Thursday there was a tragic house fire in Chili. My niece, Katelyn, her mother-in-law, Judy, and her two children, R.J. (4), and Mara (7 mos) were all in the house at the time.
A postal worker (new to the route and who did NOT take her break that morning) drove by the house and saw smoke coming out the chimney. It didn’t look right and she called 911. Then she saw Katelyn’s mother-in-law, Judy, yelling out the window. The postal worker helped to pull her out of the window as the first firefighter arrived. R.J. could not be coaxed to the window and he was not removed from the building until more help arrived. Katelyn and baby Mara were found in the house a little later. Both Katelyn and Mara were significantly burnt.
It was an electrical fire that smoldered for some time before really making itself known. No fire detector sounded a warning. The four of them breathed in toxins and smoke.
All four have been in ICU since Thursday. They adults are on ventilators. The children are on ECMO (heart/lung bypass) machines. Katelyn and Mara need skin grafts when they are stable.
As of today Katelyn is battling a fever.
The house is uninhabitable.
They all need prayers.
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