Baltimore Sun copy desk chief loses children in house fire
Sad news this weekend from Baltimore.
Baltimore Sun copy desk chief Stephen Young and his wife lost their children — an 11-year-old daughter and a 16-year-old son — when their house in suburban Roland park burned early Thursday.Stephen reportedly suffered smoke inhalation and broke his hip when he leaped from the house.
A story in Friday’s Sun reported:
Their father… was found outside the front door. Choking, he managed to tell firefighters that his children were trapped inside, a city Fire Department spokesman said.
Young was rushed to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he was in critical condition and stable last night, recovering from a broken hip and suffering from smoke inhalation.
His wife, Nancy, an attorney with the Maryland attorney general’s office, escaped the fire, which broke out shortly after 4 a.m. on Ridgewood Road, by scrambling out a third-floor window onto a porch roof, where firefighters pulled her to safety. She was not injured.
Abigail, a sixth-grader, died at the hospital Thursday. Matthew, a 10th-grader, died early Saturday from his injuries, the Sun reported.
Two more daughters — one a teacher in New York and the other a freshman at William & Mary — were not home.
Best wishes go out to Steve and Nancy and all of our friends in Baltimore who are dealing with this tragedy.
December 11th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
Best wishes??? How about “Our deepest condolences …” or perhaps “Our heartfelt sympathy …”
This is a sad and tragic story. (How about making a note for future ref …)