A deadly fire killed a 9-month-old baby and hospitalized his 28-year-old mother. At least 5 people jumped from balconies to escape the flames and 30 people lost their homes.
COMING IN 15 MINUTES. OK. WE DRINK THEN. THANKS, CAT. AND NEW AT 4, A TRAGIC UPDATE OF A MASSIVE FIRE IN CARY. WE BROUGHT YOU AS BREAKING NEWS THIS TIME YESTERDAY. >> WE HAVE NOW CONFIRMED THE CHILD WHO DIED WAS JUST 9 MONTHS AND A WOMAN RESCUED FROM THE FLAMES REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. WRAL’S JOE FISHER IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE COMPLEX WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT THE DAMAGE. FAIR. >> DEBORAH, IT’S HEART. AND THIS WOMAN WHO REMAINS IN A CRITICAL CONDITION IS THE MOTHER OF THIS 9-MONTH-OLD BABY. WE LEARNED TODAY FROM THE TOWN OF CARY THAT 30 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DISPLACED FROM THE 12 UNITS EITHER DESTROYED OR DAMAGED IN YESTERDAY’S FIRE. THIS IS THE BACK OF THE BUILDING WHERE WE HAVE SEEN INVESTIGATORS ALL DAY. IT IS NOT STILL CLEAR AT THIS TIME EXACTLY HOW THIS FIRE STARTED. BUT THIS COMMUNITY, I CAN TELL YOU, IS VERY WAITING FOR SOME ANSWERS. >> 24 HOURS LATER, INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR CLUES INSIDE 12 UNITS OF THE RELA KERRY APARTMENTS. >> AFTER A MASSIVE FIRE THAT TRAPPED PEOPLE INSIDE THEIR HOMES. 5 PEOPLE ARE JUMPED TO SAFETY FROM THE 3RD FLOOR. FIREFIGHTERS SAVED 3 MORE PEOPLE, INCLUDING A 9-MONTH-OLD BABY WHO LATER DIED IN HOSPITAL. CLEARLY MADE ME CRY. HEARD SOMEONE’S PETS, THE INJURED. IT WAS REALLY PREPARED. >> KENDALL BULLOCK IS ONE OF THE FEW RESIDENTS TO HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS, FROM WORKING SMOKE DETECTORS TO A UNIFORM FLOOR AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. SHE ALSO REPORTS A SECOND FIRE WHICH OCCURRED IN A SEPARATE BUILDING JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO. THIS IS A MAINTENANCE THAT COULD HAPPEN TO LITERALLY ANYONE. MONDAY FLAMES CAME ON FEET FROM. SO WHY DOES ALL THE RAIN MAKE APARTMENT SHE SHARES WITH HER MOM WAY TOO CLOSE TO HOME FOR A FAMILY WHO WANTED TO KNOW HOW THE FLAMES STARTED. ALL OUR LIVES ARE IN THIS LITTLE APARTMENT LIKE WE REALLY CAN’T. WE CANNOT ALLOW MORE. BUT WE LOVE TO TRY. >> YOU KNOW, HAVE EVERYTHING HERE. AND IF WE ASK TO LOSE EVERYTHING LIKE THIS, BE REALLY HARD TO CONTINUE. AND BACK HERE LIVE, YOU CAN SEE THE POLICE TAPE SURROUNDING THIS BUILDING AS THIS INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. WE LEARNED TODAY THAT THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX, RELA APARTMENTS IN CARY IS OWNED AND MANAGED BY THE PORT MANAGEMENT GROUP IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. >> WE KNOW THEY HAVE NOT YET RESPONDED TO OUR REQUEST FOR COMMENT ON THIS FIRE. AND OF COURSE THOSE COMPLAINTS ABOUT MAINTENANCE ISSUES IN RESPECT OF THE VICTIMS OF YESTERDAY’S FIRE. WE KNOW THERE WAS ALSO A 21-YEAR-OLD MAN AND A 70-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WHO WERE INJURED AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. WE ARE TOLD THEY SHOULD BE WELL, DEBORAH, AT