UPDATE, 3:44 p.m.: The boy who was killed was 4 years old, according to fire department spokesman Pete Piringer. He said the other fire victims have all been released from the hospital. The fire began on the first floor of the home, and damage is estimated at $100,000.
ORIGINAL POST: Authorities are still investigating the cause of a fire that killed a young boy in Southeast D.C. on Friday evening.
The blaze broke out at the two-story duplex on the 3100 block of Buena Vista Terrace at about 6:15 p.m. A boy, who was about 5 years old, was killed. Deputy fire chief Ken Crosswhite said officials were trying to verify the boy’s age.
Two women, ages 55 and 29, a 13-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy were taken to a hospital for treatment for smoke inhalation. Their conditions weren’t available Saturday afternoon.
A firefighter was hospitalized in serious condition after receiving burns, but was released Saturday morning, Crosswhite said.
He said investigators don’t know where the fire began or how it started.
