Enica Joyner, age 11, along with one other person died in an apartment fire in Arlington, Texas on July 3, 2011. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram report that some of the residents were forced to jump from a second-floor breezeway and at least one person fled the building in flames. One resident, Karen Seabolt, told the newspaper, “Iren outside and saw a man in the parking lot with his legs and hands on fire.
Te fire started around 1 p.m Saturday at the Tanglewood Apartments. Fire officials reported that when the firemen arrived the second floor was in flames. James Self, Arlington assistant fire chief stated that it was “curious” that when they arrived that the fire was intense.
The Dallas Morning News reported that nvestigators determined that children were burning paper with a lighter in a breezeway when the fire got out of control. The kids, all under the age of 10, didn't tell anyone about the blaze, causing it to grow substantially before rescue officials were alerted.
Cases such as this require prompt investigation. If you are a relative or friend of the family, please recommend to the family that they contact their family attorney to determine if further investigation is warranted.
Ben Goff
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