Mother, children hospitalized after being rescued from burning Baltimore apartment

Surveying the growing pile of charred debris from his neighbors’ apartment next door, Bruce R.

Andrews recalls the tense moments as he learned of the fire just after five o’clock in the morning.

AND HER DAUGHTER ARE FIGHTINGFOR THEIR LIVES AFTER A FIREBROKE OUT IN THEIR APARTMENT.WMAR 2 NEDETAILS OF WHAT HAPPENED.(HAGER ST-UP) 19:49“Neighborssay it appears it was anelectrical short in a windowair conditioning unit thatstarted the fire, which left awoman and one of her smallchildren in criticacondition” (TRACK) SURVEYINGTHE GROWING PILE OF CHARREDDEBRIS FROM HIS NEIGHBORSAPARTMENT NEXT DOOR, BRUCE R.ANDREWS RECALLS THE TENSEMOMENTS AS HE LEARNED OF THEFIRE JUST AFTER FIVE OIN THE MORNING.

(SOT)---BruceR.

Andrews/Victims1:32“They came and woke meup.

I was sleeping with aCPAP, and I smelled the smoke.Iwas filled with smoke.Somebody knocked on the dooand woke me up” (TRACK)ANDREWS SAYS ITFAULT WITH THIS SMALL AIRCONDITIONING UNIT SPARKED THEFIRE, WHICH AUTHORITIES SAYWAS LIMITED TO THE FIRSTFLOOR, BUT HEAVY SMOKETHREATENED THE LIVES OF THELONE OCCUPANTS OF THEAPARTMENT--- WOMAN AND HER TWOSMALL CHILDREN.

(TRACK) 1:55“We dongirl is going to make it orthe woman yet”“And tlittle boy?

He was fine”“Yes, heHe hurt his arm.

He came outthrough the back window”(TRACK) CHIEF ROMAN CLARK SAYSIT IS THE SMOKE, NOT THEFLAMES, WHICH USUALLY POSESTHE GREATEST THREAT.(SOT)---Chief RomanClark/Baltimore City FireDepartment 23:17“Smokeinhalation is what usually getto people and causes them tobe unconscious and sometimescan cause death.

However, westrive on the fact of peoplehaving smoke alarms andworking smoke alarms withintheir homes and within theirapartments as well.

We arecurrently investigating rightnow to see if there was aworking smoke alarm insidethis apartment” (TRACK) IT ISA THREAT NOT LOST UPON BRUCER.

ANDREWS& (SOT) 2:20“Smoke.Smoke.

The baby did die andthey brought her back.

Thebaby did have a heart attack”(TRACK) AS HE ANGUISHES OVERTHE FATE OF HIS NEIGHBOR ANDHER YOUNG TODDLER WITH WHOM HEHAS A SPECIAL BOND.

(SOT) 3:50“The little one loved me todeath.

She used to come to myhouse all the time.

Sheand a half years old” (HAGERST-UP) 20:11“While neighborssuspect they know what causedthe fire, technicallyspeaking, it is still underinvestigation.

Reporting inSoutheast Baltimore, JeffHager, WMAR 2 News”RENTERS...SOCIAL JUSTICEADVOCATES...AND