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Father Blocked Kids From Fire Escape | Seattle News
King County deputies raced to a Burien apartment fire where three young girls—ages 17, 12, and 4—were trapped on a balcony, choking on smoke, after their own father allegedly barred them from escaping. Firefighters arrived first but couldn’t get in; deputies forced entry through a barricaded door, finding the dad, Jose Bonilla Landa, inside on a bed amid smoke and burned flooring. The kids reported their father was preventing their escape. Investigators suspect the fire started from a damaged lithium-ion battery, likely from an electric scooter. The apartment was in disarray, with garbage and…
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