'A sad day for Des Plaines': Four children, one adult killed in fire Yein Espinosa, 17, who identified himself as the uncle of four girls killed in a fire at their Des Plaines home Wednesday, hugs another family member at the scene. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer A home on the 700 block of West Oakton Street in Des Plaines was boarded up late Wednesday afternoon, hours after four young sisters and a woman were killed in a fire there. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer A fire on the 700 block of West Oakton Street in Des Plaines claimed the lives of four young children and a woman. Officials said all of the victims are family members.