Family of 6 Seriously Injured in House Fire That Left at Least 30 People Displaced: ‘Flesh and Blood Scattered Everywhere’

An apartment complex in Mesa, Arizona, was engulfed by flames early Saturday, Jan. 24

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  • A fire engulfed an apartment complex in Mesa, Arizona, on Saturday, Jan. 24
  • Five members of a family of six remain in a “critical condition” following the blaze
  • “There were pieces of flesh and blood scattered everywhere,” a fellow resident said recalling the incident

A couple and their four children are seriously injured following a fire at an apartment complex in Arizona.

At around 2. a.m. local time on Saturday, Jan. 24, emergency services responded to reports of an apartment fire in the area of Dobson and Baseline Roads in the city of Mesa, according to the Mesa Fire and Medical Department (MFMD). Fire and police personnel found six residents, two adults and four children, with significant burn injuries.

The injured victims were taken to Valleywise Health Medical Center’s burn unit in Phoenix, 12 News reported, citing MFMD. One of the children had to be airlifted from Banner Desert Medical Center to the burn center…

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