The 25 charges include manslaughter and conspiracy. They are the first to emerge from a monthslong investigation into a blaze that killed 168 people.
A fire official says a huge fire has destroyed a two-story apartment building in Dallas, causing fatalities and injuries.
The blaze broke out shortly before 1 p.m. local time and continued to "escalate and upgrade" to a fire-alarm fire, authorities said.
The four-year-old girl and her family are safe.
Two other children, 6-year-old twins, were critically injured in the fire at an apartment building in the Fordham neighborhood, the police said.
Yolaine Díaz, a fashion and beauty writer for People en Español, and her mother were killed in the blaze at an apartment building in Inwood, People magazine said.
Lee Chun Ho lost four members of his household in last November’s apartment-tower blaze. He’s now telling an investigative committee what contractors ignored.
Lt. Bryan Mathiau of the Manchester Fire Department breaks down a pallet fire in San Bernardino County, California, and why these blazes pose unique challenges for crews. Watch episode 4 of “American Inferno”:
Lt. Bryan Mathiau of the Manchester Fire Department takes viewers inside four structure fires across California and Pennsylvania. Mathiau dissects the tactics, hazards and judgment calls that separate a contained fire from a catastrophic one. Watch the full epiosde: https://youtu.be/SqldrRCja1c?si=A7E_U_MRi1fZbzkb
In the second episode of "American Inferno," Lt. Bryan Mathiau of the Manchester, Connecticut, Fire Department takes viewers inside four structure fires across California and Pennsylvania. He dissects the tactics, the hazards and the judgment calls that separate a contained fire from a catastrophic one. Mathiau, a combat veteran who served in Iraq and a former Connecticut Fire Academy instructor, has spent more than a decade in the fire service. Host: Bryan Mathiau Segment Producer: Chris Casey, Matthew Troy, Taylor Girtman Videos credit: Citizens Hose Co. of Jersey Shore, Modesto Fire Department, San Bernardino County Fire NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.