Victim's Great Aunt Seeks Answers After Fire Claims Life Of 4-Month-Old Boy

By Peter D'Oench, CBS Miami

January 25, 2023

A grieving loved one is seeking answers after a weekend blaze took the life of a 4-month-old boy and his 70-year-old great-grandmother and left the boy's parents hospitalized in critical condition with extensive burns.

Charlene Brooks is a family spokesperson and the great-aunt of 4-month-old Legend Larose who died after the fire broke out just before 3:30 a.m. Saturday in West Perrine at 10150 West Circle Plaza.

Brooks told CBS4's Peter D'Oench, "We were told it may have started in the bedroom. It may have been electrical. I'm not sure about the cause of it. I am relying on fire inspectors and I pray that they find out what happened. Something started that fire and I hope that they get to the bottom of it. It would mean a lot if we found out. Some people made it out without injury but unfortunately, two people died. What caused this blaze? Did it start in the bedroom? Did it start in the kitchen?"

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