Funeral held for 6 of 10 children killed in Chicago fire

2018-09-02 14:52:31 | From:cri.cn

  Six white caskets were arranged in a semi-circle during the funeral for six of the 10 children who died in Chicago's worst fire in over a decade.

A casket with one of the Little Village fire victims is carried out of Our Lady Of Tepeyac church in Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. The fire early Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018 was the city's deadliest blaze in more than a decade. It started in the rear of an apartment building during a sleepover, killing 14-year-old Cesar Contreras, 13-year-old Nathan Contreras, 11-year-old Xavier Contreras, 5-year-old Ariel Garcia, 3-month-old Amayah Almaraz and their cousin, 14-year-old Adrian Hernandez. [Photo: AP/Max Herman/Chicago Sun-Times]

  

  A casket with one of the Little Village fire victims is carried out of Our Lady Of Tepeyac church in Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. The fire early Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018 was the city's deadliest blaze in more than a decade. It started in the rear of an apartment building during a sleepover, killing 14-year-old Cesar Contreras, 13-year-old Nathan Contreras, 11-year-old Xavier Contreras, 5-year-old Ariel Garcia, 3-month-old Amayah Almaraz and their cousin, 14-year-old Adrian Hernandez. [Photo: AP/Max Herman/Chicago Sun-Times]

  The funeral held Saturday at Our Lady of Tepeyac Catholic Church honored five siblings and a cousin killed in the Aug. 28 apartment fire.

Family and friends watch as the caskets with victims from the Little Village fire are carried out of Our Lady Of Tepeyac church in Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. The fire early Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018 was the city's deadliest blaze in more than a decade. It started in the rear of an apartment building during a sleepover, killing 14-year-old Cesar Contreras, 13-year-old Nathan Contreras, 11-year-old Xavier Contreras, 5-year-old Ariel Garcia, 3-month-old Amayah Almaraz and their cousin, 14-year-old Adrian Hernandez. [Photo: AP/Max Herman/Chicago Sun-Times]

  

  Family and friends watch as the caskets with victims from the Little Village fire are carried out of Our Lady Of Tepeyac church in Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. The fire early Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018 was the city's deadliest blaze in more than a decade. It started in the rear of an apartment building during a sleepover, killing 14-year-old Cesar Contreras, 13-year-old Nathan Contreras, 11-year-old Xavier Contreras, 5-year-old Ariel Garcia, 3-month-old Amayah Almaraz and their cousin, 14-year-old Adrian Hernandez. [Photo: AP/Max Herman/Chicago Sun-Times]

  They were 14-year-old Cesar Contreras, 13-year-old Nathan Contreras, 11-year-old Xavier Contreras, 5-year-old Ariel Garcia, 3-month-old Amayah Almaraz and their cousin, 14-year-old Adrian Hernandez.

Family and friends of the Little Village fire victims gather outside of Our Lady Of Tepeyac church following funeral services in Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. The fire early Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018 was the city's deadliest blaze in more than a decade. It started in the rear of an apartment building during a sleepover, killing 14-year-old Cesar Contreras, 13-year-old Nathan Contreras, 11-year-old Xavier Contreras, 5-year-old Ariel Garcia, 3-month-old Amayah Almaraz and their cousin, 14-year-old Adrian Hernandez. [Photo: AP/Max Herman/Chicago Sun-Times]

  

  Family and friends of the Little Village fire victims gather outside of Our Lady Of Tepeyac church following funeral services in Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. The fire early Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018 was the city's deadliest blaze in more than a decade. It started in the rear of an apartment building during a sleepover, killing 14-year-old Cesar Contreras, 13-year-old Nathan Contreras, 11-year-old Xavier Contreras, 5-year-old Ariel Garcia, 3-month-old Amayah Almaraz and their cousin, 14-year-old Adrian Hernandez. [Photo: AP/Max Herman/Chicago Sun-Times]

  The Chicago Sun-Times reports family members wore white T-shirts with the airbrushed names of the children during the funeral. Arrangements are pending for the four other children killed in the fire.

  Investigators say the fire started in the rear of the apartment building during a sleepover. The cause is under investigation.

Family and friends of the Little Village fire victims, as well as media, stand outside Our Lady Of Tepeyac church as the hearses carrying the victims drive away in Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. The fire early Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018 was the city's deadliest blaze in more than a decade. It started in the rear of an apartment building during a sleepover, killing 14-year-old Cesar Contreras, 13-year-old Nathan Contreras, 11-year-old Xavier Contreras, 5-year-old Ariel Garcia, 3-month-old Amayah Almaraz and their cousin, 14-year-old Adrian Hernandez. [Photo: AP/Max Herman/Chicago Sun-Times]

  

  Family and friends of the Little Village fire victims, as well as media, stand outside Our Lady Of Tepeyac church as the hearses carrying the victims drive away in Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. The fire early Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018 was the city's deadliest blaze in more than a decade. It started in the rear of an apartment building during a sleepover, killing 14-year-old Cesar Contreras, 13-year-old Nathan Contreras, 11-year-old Xavier Contreras, 5-year-old Ariel Garcia, 3-month-old Amayah Almaraz and their cousin, 14-year-old Adrian Hernandez. [Photo: AP/Max Herman/Chicago Sun-Times]

  City officials issued more than 40 code violations Friday against the building's owner.

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