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Five children killed in two-alarm fire on Dartmouth Avenue

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Posted at 1:48 PM, Dec 31, 2022
and last updated 2023-01-04 15:04:04-05

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Buffalo Fire Department has announced two additional deaths in connection to the fatal fire on Dartmouth Avenue Saturday morning.

On Saturday, the department announced three girls, ages 7, 8, and 10, were killed in the fire.

On Monday, the fire department said a four-year-old girl and a two-year-old boy were pronounced dead at Oishei Children's Hospital.

A total of five children were killed in the fire. Fire officials said a seven-month-old infant has been released from Oishei and 63-year-old Lisa Liggans is in critical condition at ECMC with second-degree burns to her body.

Buffalo fire said investigators have ruled the fire accidental.

The fire department has since identified the children that were killed:

  • 10-year-old Aniyah Green
  • Eight-year-old Joelle Liggans
  • Seven-year-old Jalissa Liggans
  • Four-year-old Denise Keith
  • Two-year-old Nehemiah Robinson

Community members are working to help after the deadly fire, you can find more information here.