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Little Jeffrey King Jr., a 3-year-old toddler, was burned to death Monday afternoon after his wooden 10-room home off Kemp Road went up in flames.<\/p>\nLittle Jeffrey King Jr., a 3-year-old toddler, was burned to death Monday afternoon after his wooden 10-room home off Kemp Road went up in flames.<\/p>\n
Police found his charred remains clinging to the family\u2019s dog, which also died in the fire.<\/p>\n
Police have yet to determine the cause of the fire, but family members believe that the blaze was set intentionally.<\/p>\n
Police Superintendent Stephen Dean, who addressed the reporters, said officials did not know how the fire started.<\/p>\n
“Firefighters responded and upon arrival here they met a wooden structure engulfed in flames. Information developed that a child might be inside so they continued in a rescue mode. Once the fire was extinguished officers were able to canvas the area, did a thorough search of the area and they found what appeared to be the body of a small child, who was burnt beyond recognition,” he said.<\/p>\n
“In addition to our fire troops on the ground, we have detectives from the Central Detective Unit (CDU) assisting with this investigation. It is a very active investigation. We have no conclusion. We are trying to determine why, if a child was left here alone. What is the cause? So we are actively investigating.”<\/p>\n
Superintendent Dean also appealed to anyone with information to contact police rather than reporting their information on social media websites.<\/p>\n
One neighbour, a father of six who didn\u2019t want to be identified, said he was one of the first people to realize the house was burning.<\/p>\n
“I saw the fire come from the back and so I ran up on the roof and get the hose. I screamed, ‘Fire start; someone help me.’ I called for everyone to help and only a certain amount of people is around here. But everyone tried to help,” he said.<\/p>\n
“The mother came running out, but she didn\u2019t really say the baby was in the house. When I heard the baby was in the house, I jumped down to go inside, but I said the fire was way too hot. So I\u2008splashed water on the house.”<\/p>\n
“I\u2008tried, there was nothing I\u2008could do,” the man said.\u00a0 “Nobody have running water like that, so we had to use buckets of water.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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