Man & 10 month old baby died in Winston-Salem apartment fire, why didn't the smoke alarms go off?
"We kept trying to bang on the door, when the fire people came and I told them I believe a baby was in there and they kicked the door in," one neighbor said.
Author: Jessica Winters
Updated: 7:40 PM EDT June 28, 2021
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A fire in Winston-Salem took the lives of a baby and a 21 year old on Sunday. The mom of the 10-month-old is still in the hospital in critical condition according to Assistant Chief Tad Byrum
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The deadly fire had many people questioning smoke detector requirements on social media, calling on the property managers/the landlord for answers because no alarms sounded.