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SODUS TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A fire that swept a motel in southwestern Michigan on Saturday morning killed five children and their mother, the authorities said.
Cosmo Extended Stay Motel in Sodus Township was completely engulfed The firefighters arrived shortly after receiving a 911 call at 1:45 am, said the Berrien County Sheriff.
Kiarre Curtis, 26, and five children aged 2 to 10 years probably succumbed to smoke inhalation. Boyce said. Her husband and a one – year – old child survived. All eight were in the same room
"It's tragic, it rips the heart," says Boyce. "Whenever you have kids, it's worse, when there are multiple kids, it's even worse."
The motel is located on Interstate 94 in the south- West Michigan, about 160 kilometers from Chicago. The authorities said that 27 rooms were occupied and that 90% of the property had been damaged by smoke, fire or water.
Boyce described the two-story motel as a place for low-income people to recover
. Eight people were treated for smoke inhalation and released from a hospital.
Curtis' husband, Samuel Curtis, was the father of some of the children who died, says Boyce.
"His whole world was upset," the deputy chief A hotel soldier, Sarah Sanders, said that she had run away after a friend shouted at her
"By the time we went out, the end of the building exploded," Sanders told the South Bend Tribune. . "The glass shattered and there was a great flood of flames."
Another resident, Robert Payne, said the fire had started just a few doors from his room. He said that he loved children and sometimes gave them money for sweets.
"They never answered me, perfect," said Payne. "It breaks my heart that I will not see them anymore, it's a shame."
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This story has been corrected to reflect that the police now say that the name of the deceased was Kiarre Curtis, not Kiarre Samuel.
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