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ST. CHARLES, Mo. – A St. Charles toddler has died days after she was pulled from a burning mobile home.
The St. Charles Fire Department confirmed the child’s death on Monday.
The fire happened before 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, at the Sunnydale Mobile Home Park just off Zumbehl Road.
Firefighters arrived in the 200 block of Pinedale Drive to find the mobile home fully engulfed. A mother and one of her children managed to escape, but the two-year-old was trapped inside.
Multiple firefighters rushed into the burning home and found the toddler within minutes.
Both kids were rushed to Children’s Hospital. The two-year-old was in critical condition. The other child was treated for smoke inhalation.
The fire department has not announced how the fire started. The state fire marshal’s office is investigating.