TODDLER AND PREGNANT MOM DIE IN QUEENS FIRE

From: New York attorney Gary E. Rosenberg (personal injury and accident attorney and lawyer; serving Brooklyn Queens Bronx; Queens Injury Attorney)

On Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at about 4:30 AM a fire broke out in the second floor apartment of a small house in Springfield Gardens, Queens, New York. Killed were Linda Anderson, age 24, and her two year-old son, Ayden Hayes. Anderson, who was pregnant with another child, was pronounced dead at the scene. The child was alive when the Fire Department arrived, and was taken to Queens General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Firefighters were delayed reaching the building because the person that called 911 to report the fire did not give an address for the building. Firefighters went to the general area, and then were able to spot the burning building. A Fire Department spokesperson said, "Anytime we have early notification and a correct address as well as correct information, it increases our chance at helping people and people themselves surviving."

Other residents of the building were safely evacuated.

New York City fire marshals are investigating the cause of the fire, which is believed to have been accidental.