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Many More Questions Than Answers In Greenville Fire That Killed 5

POSTED: 6:40 pm EDT September 19, 2007
UPDATED: 9:39 am EDT September 20, 2007

The names of the five victims of the Sunday morning fire in a Greenville duplex at 112 Montgomery St. have been positively identified with the use of dental records.

Greenville police identify them as Je'Shawn Davis, 4; Jasmine Davis, 3; Kayla Winans, 6; the adult, Chanan Palmer; and her daughter Kaysha Minnich, 8. Christy Winans, 31, the mother of De'Shawn, Jasmine and Kayla, is listed in serious condition at Wayne Hospital in Greenville. She jumped to safety Sunday morning from an upstairs window.

Wednesday afternoon at the scene of the deadly fire, Shane Cartwill, public information officer for the state Fire Marshal's Office, responded to media questions. Many of his answers were "can't comment on that," "it takes time," and "we must be thorough."

"We have no evidence at this time that there was a meth lab inside the house," said Cartwill to the media question concerning rumors about a meth lab.

Another question related to smoke detectors in the house.

"We have looked into that," answered Cartwill. "It's undetermined; firefighters didn't recall hearing any smoke detectors going off, but it's possible. We just don't know at this time."

When asked about the fire being suspicious, Cartwill was quick to answer, "Can't comment on that, whether it's suspicious or not. We have to wait and see where the evidence takes us."

The public information officer for the state Fire Marshal's Office explained that the Greenville Fire Department "did what they could to get to the folks that were inside. The fire department is to be commended for the great job they did at the scene."

Wednesday afternoon was the first day back for the shift that responded to the deadly fire Sunday morning. They had a walk-through at the house to talk with each other as part of their grieving process.

Across the street from the home, the number of stuffed animals, notes and letters is getting larger.

One letter, written by Amy Edwards, sums up the feelings of many: "If tears could build a staircase to heaven, I would walk straight up to heaven and bring those kids and their mother home and put them into the arms of their family."

Steve.Baker@WHIOTV.


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