15-month-old Leilani Rembert has died from injuries sustained in the fire on Elwin earlier this week. She is the second individual to die from this fire. Three other children remain in critical condition.
Editor's note: A previous version of this story said that a baby died Wednesday after the Marion County Coroner released her identity.
Raymond Diggs, 31, died from burns and smoke inhalation. His death was ruled an accident, according to the coroner's office. Crews found Diggs and Rembert unconscious near the couch. Both were removed from the home in cardiac arrest and CPR was administered. The adult and 14-year-old were rushed to Eskenazi Hospital. The three younger children were taken to Riley Hospital for Children for treatment. All five were listed in critical but stable condition at the time of their transport.Fire officials say there were no working fire alarms inside the apartment at the time of the fire, but a smoke alarm was working in the common hallway of the building.
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