PEDRO, Ohio (AP) — Kyle Whitmer jumped from a second-story balcony as flames swallowed his mother's 12-bedroom home, then ran to the door to try to save some of the 11 relatives and friends who were living there.
Four women — including Whitmer's 21-year-old sister — and an 8-month-old boy died. Whitmer's mother and five others made it out with burns and smoke inhalation as the fire turned the home into ash.
The fire started early Monday morning near a space heater on the first floor where Whitmer's mother, 52-year-old Kathy Whitmer, kept her plants — some aloe, a cactus. The state fire marshal said the blaze was accidental, and authorities hadn't officially identified the …
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