The Ramirez family
The other day (as of this writing), five members of the Ramirez family, and the child of a family friend, died in a house fire. There is no dispute as to the cause: The family has been using candles to illuminate its apartment since May, when Commonwealth Edison (our Chicago-area electric company) disconnected the family's electrical service. One of the candles ignited something flammable (I'm not sure what, because news reports didn't specify what got lit up), and the entire apartment went up... Sign in to see full entry.