Fire kills father and son in basement apartment

Dad and 12-Year-Old Son Die After Fire in Building Without Working Smoke Detectors

"I'm at a loss for words, it doesn't feel real right now," Kenneth Roberts’ wife Lisett Cruz saidFather and son killed in Hempstead, Long Island fireCredit: CBS New YorkNEED TO KNOWA father and son are dead after their New York basement apartment caught fire Kenneth Roberts, 42, his son, 12-year-old Mekhi, and their dog Brownie were identified as the victims Roberts’s wife, Lisett Cruz, was not home at the time of the blazeA father and his young…

Fire kills father and son in basement apartment

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- A family is in mourning after a father and his son were killed in an early morning fire in their multi-family home. Kenneth Roberts, 42, died from the fire that broke out in the basement apartment where he'd lived. His son, Mekhi Roberts, 12, also lost his life. "Everybody loved them," said [...]

Two Dead in Hempstead House Fire - Long Island Life & Politics

Two people are dead after a fire broke out at a house in Hempstead. On March 13 at 4:04 a.m., the Hempstead Fire Department responded to a basement apartment fire on Albemarle Avenue. The fire [...] The post Two Dead in Hempstead House Fire appeared first on Long Island Life & Politics.

Hempstead fire leaves two dead, displaces 10

A 12-year-old boy was one of the two victims who died in a fatal fire in the Village of Hempstead early on Friday, March 13, according to the Nassau County Fire Marshal.  He was located in the basement of a multi-unit building and was brought to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name has not yet been released.  Kenneth Roberts, 42, was also found in the basement and pronounced dead on the scene, the release said.  The names of the …