NEW YORK: An Indian-origin woman and her grandparents died and her two children were injured after a fast-moving blaze swept via their house in america as they celebrated a relative's upcoming marriage ceremony, a media document mentioned.
Harleen Maggo and her paternal grandparents Ragvir Kaur-Kainth, 82 and Pyara Kainth 87, died in the tragic incident late Saturday.
Maggo's two children, an 8-year-old lady and 6-year-old boy, were trapped throughout the building because it burnt.
Firefighters rescued both of them, the girl was in critical condition and the boy was in strong condition at Nassau University Medical Center, fireplace officers mentioned.
Seven people within the house were taken to native hospitals with severe however now not existence threatening injuries, New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Deputy Chief Michael Gala mentioned in the document.
A relative Ranjit Kaur, 38, mentioned she heard screams of people still trapped in the house.
"It's a big tragedy," Kaur mentioned. "I've never seen a big fire like this."
Fire officers are investigating the cause of the blaze and are still not sure where it started.
Maggo was staying over with her grandparents as part of a family amassing to celebrate a cousin's upcoming marriage, neighbours mentioned.
Maggo's brother Param Singh informed reporters on the scene that she had at the beginning made it out of the house however went again within with her uncle to check out to avoid wasting her grandparents.
"You never think about this," he mentioned. "You never think this will happen to you."
"These homes have too much wood and they catch fire and they spread," mentioned state Assemblyman David Weprin, who visited the scene in his district.
"A lot of these homes don't have smoke alarms," he added.
"We need to educate people about that. It's a real tragedy," he mentioned.
Harleen Maggo and her paternal grandparents Ragvir Kaur-Kainth, 82 and Pyara Kainth 87, died in the tragic incident late Saturday.
Maggo's two children, an 8-year-old lady and 6-year-old boy, were trapped throughout the building because it burnt.
Firefighters rescued both of them, the girl was in critical condition and the boy was in strong condition at Nassau University Medical Center, fireplace officers mentioned.
Seven people within the house were taken to native hospitals with severe however now not existence threatening injuries, New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Deputy Chief Michael Gala mentioned in the document.
A relative Ranjit Kaur, 38, mentioned she heard screams of people still trapped in the house.
"It's a big tragedy," Kaur mentioned. "I've never seen a big fire like this."
Fire officers are investigating the cause of the blaze and are still not sure where it started.
Maggo was staying over with her grandparents as part of a family amassing to celebrate a cousin's upcoming marriage, neighbours mentioned.
Maggo's brother Param Singh informed reporters on the scene that she had at the beginning made it out of the house however went again within with her uncle to check out to avoid wasting her grandparents.
"You never think about this," he mentioned. "You never think this will happen to you."
"These homes have too much wood and they catch fire and they spread," mentioned state Assemblyman David Weprin, who visited the scene in his district.
"A lot of these homes don't have smoke alarms," he added.
"We need to educate people about that. It's a real tragedy," he mentioned.
Indian-origin woman, grandparents killed in fire: Report
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