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Monday, March 1, 2010

2 Children Perish in Early Morning House Fire

9:22 PM | Posted by Mark Basnight | Edit Post
On Sunday February 28th, 2010 (15) units from the Charlotte Fire Department including (4) Engine Companies, (1) Ladder Company, (1) Heavy Rescue Company, (2) Battalion Chiefs, (3) Deputy Chiefs, (4) Fire Investigators, and Fire Chief Jon Hannan responded to a report of a house fire with children trapped at 913 Rowan Street. Firefighters from nearby station #13 arrived at 6:08 am and reported a 2-story house with heavy smoke and moderate fire conditions. The crew from Engine 13 laid a supply line while the crew of Ladder 13 began a hasty search of the home in attempt to locate the children reported trapped in the home. As the crew of Engine 13 deployed and advanced a hose line in an attempt to knockdown the fire, the fire flashed and an additional hose line was deployed.

Firefighters located the first child and removed him from the home. Shortly after locating the first child, firefighters located a second child. Both children ages (2) and (1) had succumbed to injuries sustained as a result of the fire and were pronounced dead on the scene. Two children ages (4) and (7) escaped the fire, the seven year old sustained a non-life-threatening injury to a lower extremity. One firefighter was injured while fighting this fire; he was treated and released from an area hospital.

(27) Firefighters were needed to bring this fire under control in 21 minutes. Fire Investigators determined that the fire began in a first floor bedroom, involved a kerosene heater, and was deemed accidental. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Investigators determined the children were left unattended in the home for an undetermined amount of time. The children's mother Orgal Paulette was charged with (4) counts G.S. 14-318 exposing a child to fire, (3) counts G.S. 14-318.4 reckless/gross felony child abuse, (2) counts of murder, and (1) count G.S. 14-69.3 burning resulting in serious injury to a firefighter. The home sustained significant damage as a result of this fire and was deemed uninhabitable. http://www.wsoctv.com/news/22696841/detail.htm

Respectfully in service,

Mark Basnight | Public Information Officer
Office of Public Affairs



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