ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – A man and his 2-year-old daughter are dead, and three other family members are badly hurt, after a house fire in St. Charles.
The fire swept through the home just before 3 a.m. Tuesday. Authorities identified the victims as 27-year-old Cameron Gresham and his daughter, Maren. Gresham.
They were among four members of the family found by firefighters in an upstairs bedroom. An 11-year-old boy had jumped out of a second-floor window before firefighters arrived. Cameron Gresham was the stepfather of the boy who jumped, Dominic Zwilling.
Dominic, his 8-year-old brother Quentin and mother, 30-year-old Lauren Zwilling, all suffered severe burns and smoke inhalation.
An investigation continues. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries – one from heat exhaustion, one from a sprain.
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