KENTWOOD, Mich — A 12-year-old girl and a 19-year-old woman died at the scene of a Kentwood home that caught fire early Monday morning, according to the Kentwood Police.
It happened just before 3:30 a.m. at a home in the 400 block of 48th Street in Kentwood.
Police say that there were eight occupants of the home at the time of the fire and six made it out safely.
There were multiple first responders currently on the scene including Kentwood Police and Kent County Sheriff's deputies. Firefighters from Kentwood and the Dutton Fire Department are also on scene alongside medical personnel with AMR.
The Kentwood Police Department and Kentwood Fire Department are investigating the cause of the fire.
A friend of the family set up a GoFundMe account to raise money for the family's funeral expenses and funds to send the body of the 19-year-old girl back to her parents in Mexico.
The fundraiser identifies the victims as 12-year-old Ashlee and 19-year-old Nety, who was visiting from Mexico.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Kentwood Police Department Detective Bureau at 616-656-6604. Anonymous tips can be submitted through Silent Observer at 616-774-2345 or SilentObserver.org.
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