PHOENIX — Six people were hospitalized in critical condition after a house fire Saturday morning in west Phoenix, according to the Phoenix Fire Department. Three of them have since been released from the hospital.
Firefighters responded to a first-alarm house fire near 35th Avenue and McDowell Road, where crews found multiple victims.
According to Phoenix Fire, firefighters worked to bring the blaze under control while treating those injured in the fire.
Phoenix Fire said firefighters conducted an aggressive search and rescue operation and were able to pull five family members from the primary home.
Additional crews worked to protect the neighboring residence from the advancing flames. One person from that second home suffered burn injuries and was transported to a hospital.
Fire officials said a woman was transported in extremely critical condition. Another woman, three men and a teenage girl were all hospitalized in critical condition.
On Monday, ABC15 spoke with neighbors as well as the victims in the house fire.
According to one victim who lived in the home, she and her sister were released from the hospital.
“Terrible. I feel so bad,” said Dagoberto Gallo, a next-door neighbor.
Gallo’s home also partially burned in the back. Parts of his roof, a shed, and a myriad of different items were part of the damage. Gallo’s nephew was also one of the victims who went to the hospital that Saturday but has since been released.
“To me, seeing my nephew, he’s fine. That was a big relief. That was a big relief for me. Material things, you can fix those things, but a human life you can do nothing, so it was a relief for me,” Gallo said.
Phoenix fire officials told ABC15 Monday afternoon that only one person remains in the hospital after the fire.
Phoenix police told ABC15 the fire does not appear to be intentional, but the investigation is still ongoing.
The family set up a GoFundMe to help with expenses, trying to move forward after the fire.
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