one. three people died when fire and smoke trapd them in a bedroom. we found all three. we did not find working smoke detectors. this electrical cord is believed to be the cause of the fire. the people ling upstairs had pour cut off and had tapped into electricity of a downstairs unit. the numerous extension cords used to tie into it appear to have caused the fire. neighbors week to crackling and loud screams. i could see smoke and fire inside from the windows. and that we just people screaming. a fourth member of the family, a seven-year-oldirl made it out ave and according to neighbors that s because of the efforts of the man living with the mother and two daughters who went in to make another rescue and never ce out. the man on the bottom went inside and pull out seven-year-old girl. a mother and daughter who lived upstairs jumped from the second floor to safety breaking their legs in the process. one downstairs uni was vacate, the other had been occupied just
seven times, the rich get richer. good morning, everyone. george is still away. we re glad to have our great old friend. robin? is that you? bill weir. buckle up, folks. buckle up. it s great to have you here with us, bill. it s great to be back. let s look at the map a little bit. a blizzard, winter storm warnings, all over the western united states today. california already getting soaked again. another round of heavy rain there. wind up to 100 miles per hour in parts of nevada. we re looking at all the wild weather that is out west and could be heading this way again. what a winter it s shaping up to be. also, this shocking knockout in florida. why does the son of a policeman throw two punches at this unarmed man? and why hasn t he been charged? we ll look into that coming up. we begin with the wicked storms out west. we find mike von fremd in california with the very latest. good morning, mike. reporter: good morning, bill. as you can see, the homes behind
everything they had. the family said they are so blessed to have so many people care about them. this is the time from the civic association for the family and they came on the tv today to say thank you to everyone who has reached out to them. i m lindsey mastis, 9 news now. lindsey, any word what caused the gas leak that caused that destruction? from what we ve been told by both the gas company and the fire department, that it s still under investigation. they know it was because of the gas, but they don t know where the leak began. the family is hoping to find out in the next couple of weeks. lindsey, thank you. on to detroit area where an explosion today leveled a furniture store. take a look. the store literally blown to bits. right no rescue teams are searching for two employees thought to be trapped in the rubble. firefighters did manage to find the store s owner. he is in the hospital with critical injuries. the whole building just shock. i said oh, my god, t