News out of baltimore. A massive house fire with six children unaccounted for. Three other children and their mother were pulled out of the home. They are all in either serious or Critical Condition. Brandnew this morning, maryland representative Elijah Cummings says the woman works for him. He released a statement saying my staff is a family and this unimaginable tragedy is shocking and heartbreaking to us all. Jennifer fran yotty has the latest from the scene. Reporter here in northeast baltimore fire officials have just confirmed the nine children involved in the overnight fire are from the same family. As i step out of the way, you can see this home that caught fire after 12 30 last night here in the northeast section of town. Four people were outside of the home when firefighters arrived. An adult female and three children. They have confirmed its a mom and her three children taken to the hospital. Two of those children now in also in Critical Condition and six children this morni
Recovery operation. That child was just 9 months old. Now, this fire was being described as nothing short of an inferno. The mom, katie malone was with her nine children. Her 8yearold daughter had to rescue her two little brothers. But the rest of the kids were trapped in that house. No one could get to them. The boys and the mom remain in Critical Condition at the hospital. The father of the children was at work at the time. Investigators have not begun to try to figure out the cause of the fire, but theyre looking at the possibility of a space heater being involved. The home itself was fully engulfed in flames. They immediately went into a blitz attack, trying to extinguish the fire to make an entrance, but it was just overwhelming at that time. The fire got so far ahead of it made it very difficult to ooer even get inside. Reporter you can see investigators remain here. The street is closed off. Theyre expected to go in and start digging through this debris to try to figure out what
One neighbor who tried to help. I heard the kids crying. My daughter heard them. They said, help, help you know, couldnt save them. Couldnt save them. Reporter Robert Spencer lives across the street from where six children died in an Early Morning fire. He wanted to help, but the flames, the smoke, the heat were too intense. Im not nothing because i didnt save nobody. I felt helpless. Reporter the children who died range in age from 9 months to 11 years old. Three of their siblings and mom survived. To know they were woke and they were screaming and nobody could get to them, its hard. Reporter the fire broke out on Springwood Avenue just after mid night. The mom katy malone was home with her nine children. The dad was at work. Malone was able the get her 8 kwoeyearold daughter re two of her brothers who are four and five years old. I looked at the house last night at 1 00 something in the morning and was amazed at the flames coming from it. Reporter friends say some of the kids went to
Back together. We are. Ere starting off with a look at the forecast and v. J. , but chilly a chilly start, its not march. Veronica its not, but we will have one really nice day coming up this week. Stick around for that, but today is going to be brisk and you believe the code. We are going to see the wind continued to come to the area. The wind today may be gusting 25, close to 30 in a location, but for the most part just a brisk feel as we try to get little bit of sunshine in here for the afternoon hours. Reitman we have got a scattering of some clouds, 39 in d. C. , frederick, maryland, 37, youre cooler pocket, midtoupper 30s. Laurel, kensington, clinton, all coming in it already seven degrees here to very little way of showers. Cumberland, down towards areas of romney and peers burg. Later today i think we have got the green light with some sunshine coming our way and it will be breezy with the temperature rising today to 48 to 49 degrees. Warmer days ahead and i will show you when,
Around the region. Going to take a while for temperatures to cool down. Once that snow starts, we are going to see the temperatures really begin to drop once that snow begins. Look hour by hour into the evening hours. By 8 00 light snow starts to fall into the metro area. Well be into the upper 30s by then. Thats when were going to start seeing the snow pick up in intensity, 11 00. By dawn tomorrow well have a mix of rain and sleet in the metro area. Temperatures hovering right near the freezing mark. By 11 00 a. M. On tuesday were going to see the snow showers just coming and going and tapering off. That rain snow line so critical. Im going to have an updated forecast for you including a new map to show you. The parking restrictions and the closures are starting to take effect now just ahead of the storm. News4 is watching those roads for you in maryland. Mark segraves has been hes live in frederick this evening to tell you how people are preparing. Reporter if youre with us here at 4