WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A baby, man, and woman have been identified after a deadly fire in Winston-Salem Sunday.
The fire department was called just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday to an apartment complex near the 2800 block of White Meadow Lane. As police arrived, firefighters were taking three people out of a burning apartment.
After arriving, firefighters forced the door open to search for anyone in the home.
Emergency crews began life-saving measures on all three, and all three have died, according to firefighters.
The three were identified Tuesday as 21-year-old Anthony King, 18-year-old Ra-Dira Wiliams, and 10-month-old Ayaan King.
Anthony and Ayaan were pronounced dead Sunday, Williams died Tuesday, according to officials.
Officials estimate a total of $10,000 worth of damage to the building. Firefighters had the fire under control in 19 minutes.
Firefighters said one smoke alarm in the home didn’t have a battery and another smoke alarm had one but was not working.
According to officials, unattended cooking was the cause of the fire. Autopsy results are pending for all three victims.