ST. LOUIS - Two small children died after they were left alone in a St. Louis apartment that caught fire and a woman is in custody while the blaze is investigated, authorities said. But fire officials said the children were left alone in the apartment. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the bomb and arson squads and child abuse detectives, police said. A neighbour, Chaz Isreal, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that he was with friends in a nearby apartment when they realized there was a fire. In August, firefighters rescued four children from a burning St. Louis home and charged both parents with endangering their welfare.

Source: thestar October 21, 2019 16:00 UTC