Five people, including a 6-week-old baby, were killed Sunday in a New Jersey blaze that ripped through three homes and filled the area with smoke for hours, officials said.
All of those who died in the blaze in East Orange were related, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.
They were identified as: Alice Horton, 79, Breiona Love, 20, Lanore Carter-Love, 6 weeks, Randy Horton, 56, and Ronnie Horton, 60.
One family member, a woman who was not identified, escaped the fire by climbing out a window and onto the roof. She was rescued by firefighters.
The fire on North 17th Street was reported at around 6 a.m. Four hours later, firefighters were still spraying water on the homes and smoke still filled the street.
As news of the deaths spread, family members gathered at the site, crying and consoling each other.
Chante Williams said she saw the flames from her kitchen window.
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"I saw a lot of debris. I saw a lot of smoke. A lot of firemen working very fast, very effectively to get that fire out," she said.
