Single Mom Of Five Dies Saving Her Kids From California House Fire [View all]
Source: Huffington Post
A California widow and mother of five died last week after running into her burning house to rescue four of her children. The kids sustained minor to moderate injuries but survived the blaze.
Kristina Stratton, 38, had been outside her two-story home in Bakersfield with one of her daughters on Thursday when the building caught fire, CNN reported. The mom rushed into the house to rescue her four other children, ages 7 to 18, who were trapped upstairs.
The children managed to escape the blaze by breaking a window and jumping to safety, according to KFSN-TV. They suffered from smoke inhalation and some other minor injuries and were treated at a local hospital, the Kern County Fire Department said.
When firefighters arrived at the scene, they attempted to rescue Stratton from the fire but found her dead inside the home. The fire department said they were still investigating the cause of the blaze. . .
Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kristina-stratton-house-fire-bakersfield-mother_us_5c5fe978e4b0910c63f1424b
Her husband had died of cancer, leaving her a widow with four children. And she tried to saved them all, at the cost of her own life. Where do we nominate her for her heroism?
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