Neighbors rush to help rescue family from fatal fire
When a fire ripped through a Sterling Heights home Wednesday morning, neighbors rushed to try to help. Christian Koki, 18, died in the fire. Two other victims survived but suffered burns to more than 30 to 40 percent of their bodies.
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"We were on the patio and we heard somebody screaming," Carol Yee said. "My husband ran out. He had a fire extinguisher. They broke out all the windows in the back."
Neighbors rush to help rescue family from fire that killed Sterling Heights woman
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