PHOENIX (AP) - A 4-year-old girl is dead and three other people hospitalized after being rescued from a Phoenix apartment fire early Sunday, authorities said.
Phoenix Fire Department spokesman Rob McDade said crews responded to the scene about 4:30 a.m. and saw three people signaling for help from a second-floor bedroom window.
Firefighters used a ladder to reach the window and broke the glass before rescuing a man, woman and 10-year-old girl. All three were transported to a burn center.
Authorities said the 4-year-old girl was found near the front of the apartment and declared dead at the scene.
They said the woman was in critical condition from burns and smoke inhalation. The man and 10-year-old girl were in serious but stable condition.
Authorities didn’t immediately release the name of the dead child or the names and ages of the other three people.
They say it’s still unclear if the adults and children are all related.
McDade said the cause of the fire was under investigation but it appears to be accidental.
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