Daycare Fire That Killed 5 Children Blamed On Extension Cord

ERIE, Pa. (AP) – Investigators are blaming an electrical extension cord for a fire that killed five small children two months ago in Pennsylvania.
The investigative team said Thursday that the deadly Aug. 11 fire at the Erie, Pennsylvania, home that included the Harris Family Daycare was an accident, caused by an electrical failure associated with the routinely used cord.
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives announced the 1 a.m. blaze began in the first-floor livin