Overview
- Crews were dispatched at 7:53 a.m. Sunday to 943 S. Gorham St. on Jackson’s east side for reports of people trapped.
- Firefighters arrived to heavy fire extending from the first to second floor, removed children ages 2 and 3, and both were pronounced dead.
- A man suffered severe burns and was transferred from Henry Ford Jackson Hospital to the University of Michigan trauma burn unit; a woman was injured and a public-safety officer was evaluated and released.
- Michigan State Police are leading the investigation into the fatal blaze, with the cause undetermined and no information indicating it was suspicious.
- Two dogs were found dead during a secondary search, and the heavily damaged home is uninhabitable and likely to be demolished.