Four children, aged 5, 4, 3 and 1, die in horrific Memphis fire while their mother was out running errands: Father is detained but has not been charged

Four young children have died after their apartment building caught fire Wednesday afternoon, Your Content has learned.

Four young children died after their apartment building in Memphis caught fire Wednesday afternoon.

The children were just 1, 3, 4, and 5, according to their grandfather, who said the 3-year-old had just celebrated her birthday the day before.

The children’s father has been detained but not charged, after witnesses said he left the kids alone to run an errand,‘according to NBC15.

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