Space heater may have caused fire that killed 5, officials say
Authorities said a space heater may have caused a fire Wednesday in Des Plaines that killed Grace Espinosa, 1, Allizon V. Espinosa, 3, Genesis A. Espinosa, 5, Renata P. Espinosa, 6, and their mother, Cythaly Zamodio. Their father was not home when the tragedy occurred.
courtesy of Violeta Gomez-Garcia
The family on Wednesday released this unlabeled picture of one of the Espinosa children who were killed in Wednesday's fire at their Des Plaines home.
courtesy of Violeta Gomez-Garcia
Horacio Espinosa, a neighbor and relative of the five people killed in Wednesday's fire on Oakton Street in Des Plaines, spoke to the media Thursday while visiting the scene of the tragedy.