Kenosha fatal apartment fire; 3 children dead, all siblings

Kenosha apartment fire, 3 children dead

Three young children, all siblings, died in an overnight apartment fire in Kenosha late Thanksgiving night, Nov. 27.

KENOSHA, Wis. - Three young children, all siblings, died in an overnight apartment fire in Kenosha late Thanksgiving night, Nov. 27.

Apartment fire

What we know:

According to the Kenosha Police Department, just after 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, police and firefighters responded to the area of 43rd Avenue and 52nd Street for a structure fire.

When they arrived, they found a multifamily apartment building on fire.

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Police say a 10-year-old boy and his 9-year-old brother died in the fire. Their 7-year-old sister was injured in the fire and taken to a hospital via Flight for Life. However, the sister later died as well.

Daylight view of the fire damage

Child ID'd by family

Dig deeper:

Family members confirmed for FOX6 News, the names of the children as 10-year-old Rylee, 9-year-old Connor, and 7-year-old Alena. 

Photo credit: GoFundMe

Police said the children's father, whom family confirmed as Joshua Kannin, was treated at a hospital for smoke inhalation. His condition has not been released. 

Neighbor reacts

What they're saying:

Miguelangel Cordova told FOX6 News he has lived in the Kenosha apartment complex with his family for 20 years. He said each unit has smoke detectors, but no sprinklers. 

Cordova said there is a heavy feeling in the air. 

"To see something like that, and knowing that kids were in there, it breaks everyone's heart," Cordova said. "Seeing something like this, up close, definitely, like, showed all of us you really never know when something like this can happen."

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Despite the cold, Cordova said neighbors did all they could with what they had. 

"A lot of us were out here literally in shorts and everything; literally came out here just to help and get to them as fast as possible," Cordova said. "We all knocked on everyone's doors. We were getting people out. We were having people move their cars from that side of the parking lot. 

Support for the family

What you can do:

A GoFundMe account has been established for the family of the children in this case. 

Cause of the fire

What we don't know:

Fire officials do not know what sparked this fire. An investigation is underway. 

A Disaster Response Team responded to the scene to provide aid for displaced families.

Call with tips

What you can do:

If you have any information about this fire, you are urged to contact Detective Marty Howard at 262-605-5284 or Crime Stoppers at 262-656-7333.