賓夕法尼亞州日托中心發(fā)生火災，5名兒童遇難

賓夕法尼亞州日托中心發(fā)生火災，5名兒童遇難

A day care centre where children could stay overnight as their parents worked was ravaged Sunday by a fire that killed five and sent the owner to the hospital, authorities said.

有關(guān)部門表示，周日，一家可以過夜的兒童日間護理中心發(fā)生火災，造成5人死亡，日托負責人已送往醫(yī)院。

The victims in the lakeside city of Erie ranged in ages from 8 months to 7 years, Chief Guy Santone of the Erie Fire Department said. At least four of the victims were staying overnight at the residential house that had been turned into a day care centre, Erie Chief Fire Inspector John Widomski told the Erie Times-News.

伊利消防局局長蓋伊·桑托內(nèi)說，在湖邊城市伊利，遇難者年齡從8個月到7歲不等。“至少有四名受害者在被改造成日托中心的住宅過夜。”伊利首席消防督察約翰·維奧姆斯基告訴《伊利時報》新聞。

The fire, reported at about 1:15 am Sunday, was funneling out of every first-floor window when firefighters arrived, Widomski said. Valerie Lockett-Slupski, standing across the street from the fire-damaged house, told the newspaper she was the grandmother of four of the children, and that they were staying at the day care center because their parents were working overnight.

據(jù)報道，這場火災發(fā)生在周日凌晨1:15，消防隊員趕到時，大火正從每扇一樓的窗戶中蔓延開來。瓦萊麗·洛克特·斯魯普斯基(Valerie Lockett Slupski)站在失火房屋對面的街道上，她對報紙說，她是四個孩子的祖母，他們住在日托中心，因為他們的父母需要通宵工作。

She said the family had two boys and two girls and had used the center for almost a year. "So we are all at a loss, trying to figure out how this happened," Lockett-Slupski said. The cause of the fire remained under investigation Sunday afternoon, Widomski told the newspaper. The Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership lists the Harris Family Daycare as "a 24 hour, 7 days a week childcare service including holidays." The state Department of Human Services Office of Child Development and Early Learning listed the day care as in compliance with requirements following a Dec. 28, 2018, inspection.

她說家里有兩個男孩和兩個女孩，在這個中心住了將近一年了。“我們都不知該怎么辦，想弄清楚這是怎么發(fā)生的。”洛克特·斯魯普斯基說。“火災的原因周日下午仍在調(diào)查中。”維多姆斯基對該報表示。伊利地區(qū)商會和成長伙伴關(guān)系將哈里斯家庭日托列為“一周7天24小時的托兒服務，包括假期”。2018年12月28日，美國國務院兒童發(fā)展和早期學習人類服務辦公室經(jīng)過檢查，認為日托符合要求。

But a Jan. 3, 2019, inspection note on that listing highlighted "ashes and cigarette or cigar butts" in "a child care space, play space or food preparation area." The day care center's response to the note reads, "I will make sure it will be cleaned up and remain that way," and the department listed the issue as corrected.

但在2019年1月3日的一份檢查報告中，在“兒童保育區(qū)、游樂場或食品準備區(qū)”中突出顯示了“煙灰或雪茄煙頭”。日托中心對該報告的回應是：“我們將確保將其清理干凈并保持清潔狀態(tài)”，而該部門也將該列出問題標為已更正。