5 dead in Little Rock apartment fire

Two adults and three children died as the result of a Geyer Springs Road apartment fire early Sunday, a Little Rock Fire Department spokesperson said.

Firefighters arrived at the Spanish Willow Apartments at 7510 Geyer Springs Road just after 5 a.m. to find an apartment unit fully involved with the fire spreading to the attic, Capt. Jason Weaver said.

During search and rescue efforts, firefighters located five unresponsive occupants of one of the involved apartments. Two adults, ages 28 and 29, were pronounced deceased on the scene while three juveniles, ages 4, 8, and 9, were transported to Arkansas Children’s Hospital where they later died. The cause of death is pending the Medical Examiner’s Report.

Firefighters were able to contain the fire from spreading into other units, he said.

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