BUFFALO, N.Y. — A total of five children died after a weekend fire at a home on Dartmouth Avenue in Buffalo.
On Wednesday afternoon, the City of Buffalo released the names and ages of six of the seven people who were at the house at the time of the fire.
Those who died include 10-year-old Aniyah Green; 8-year-old Joelle Liggans; 7-year-old Jalissa Liggans; 4-year-old Denise Keith; and 2-year-old Nehemiah Robinson.
Also injured were 63-year-old Lisa Liggans, who is in critical condition at Erie County Medical Center, and a 7-month-old girl, who was treated and released from Oishei Children's Hospital.
Aniyah Green, Joelle Liggans, and Jalissa Liggans were pronounced dead at the scene when the fire occurred on Saturday.
A spokesperson for the City of Buffalo said Monday that Denise Keith and Nehemiah Robinson died at Oishei Children's Hospital.
Regina Hutchins-Winstead, sister of Lisa Liggans said she remains in critical condition in a medically induced coma. She is unaware of the deaths.
"This is a difficult economic time and for people to care about what's happening, it is so appreciated," said Hutchins-Winstead.
Donations can also be made at any Key Bank for the Liggans Family. The family has also received donations of furniture. A local storage company, Metro Storage, has donated space to store the furniture until the family can find new housing.
Crews responded to the 2-alarm fire at 207 Dartmouth Avenue, between Bailey Avenue and Comstock Avenue, just before 7:30 a.m. Saturday.
Buffalo Fire Commissioner William Renaldo said the first crews were at the scene just three minutes after the initial call. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and fire in the 1.5-story home.
There were a total of eight people in the home at the time of the fire.
An aunt was the first to notice the smoke and flames, according to the commissioner. She escaped unharmed.
The grandmother, 63-year-old Lisa Liggans, is listed in critical condition at ECMC with second-degree burns to her body.
A grandfather also lived at the home, but he was not there at the time of the fire.
The cause is under investigation. Firefighters say it appears to have started on the first floor in the dining room.
There is an estimated $150,000 in damage to the home. There were working smoke detectors in the home.