THE YOUNG AND THE ELDERLY ARE THE MOST FREQUENT VICTIMS OF HOUSE FIRES: 5-MONTH-OLD BOY DIES IN MUNCIE, INDIANA HOUSE FIRE
MUNCIE, INDIANA. (AP) — A five-month-old boy has died from apparent smoke inhalation
following a house fire in Muncie.
According
to the Delaware County Coroner Scott Hahn, Jenson Wallace was killed in Tuesday
night blaze. He says the boy’s parents were in their room when they smelled
smoke and then realized the nursery across the hall was on fire.
Authorities
say the parents were able to get out of the house but couldn’t save their son
due to the flames. They say the boy had died before firefighters were able to
rescue him.
Hahn says
Jenson likely died from smoke inhalation, but an official cause of death will
be announced following an autopsy.
Officials
believe the fire started in the nursery, but the cause of the blaze remains
under investigation.