Day Care Fire Kills Child

Larry Buckfire

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A terrible tragedy yesterday at a Chicago child day care center took the life of a 22 month old toddler. The child was dropped off by his mother at day care by his mother while she went to work. A few hours later, a fire broke out and the toddler did not survive. Apparently, five other children escaped serious injury. He apparently died of smoke inhalation.

The family is mourning the death and the fire marshall is still investigating. Depending on the cause of the fire, the family may have a wrongful death case against the day care operator and owner of the facility for the loss of the child. Day care injuries are on the rise as more families have both parents working in this tough economy.

For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Wrongful Death.