Rigged wiring kills four children in South Memphis apartment fire
Members of the Memphis Fire Department speak with the aunt of the four young children who died in a deadly apartment fire in South Memphis. (Julia Baker/The Daily Memphian)
A man has been detained after two 4-year-olds, a 6-year-old and a 2-year-old were killed in a fire in South Memphis.
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Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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