Father recalls New Year’s Day fire on West Side that left him, 5 others hurt

A father speaks from his hospital bed about the fire at his Austin neighborhood apartment, injuring him and five kids on early New Year’s Day.

Shelton Love and his niece are still at Stroger Hospital. He’s waiting to see if he needs a skin graft for his back. His niece was hospitalized for smoke inhalation. He said this is something he never thought he would experience.

“It’s something I don’t want anyone ever to go through, you know.”…

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