3 children die in suburban Detroit house fire where smoke alarms were not working Three children died in a weekend house fire in suburban Detroit, authorities said.
The siblings, a 16-year-old girl and two boys, ages 15 and 12, could not escape the fire Sunday night, said Byron Turnquist, fire marshal in West Bloomfield Township.
One teen was a junior at West Bloomfield High School while the other two victims attended school outside the district, West Bloomfield school officials said in a letter to families.
Turnquist said smoke detectors in the home were not working.
Test those smoke alarms — make sure that they work,” he said.
