Overview
- Local leaders confirmed that four relatives from Lawrence, Massachusetts, were killed after a fire broke out at an Airbnb in Barahona where the family was staying.
- Family members identified three adult victims as Luzybeldriz Fadul, 42, Pancracia Mercedes Rodriguez, 75, and Jhoselin del Carmen Rojas, 69, and said the fourth victim was a 5-year-old boy.
- Eight other relatives suffered smoke inhalation and related injuries; several were treated in hospital and have since been released while others remain under care.
- A GoFundMe set up by relatives describes severe injuries to some victims, including burns and a collapsed lung, and seeks help with medical and funeral costs.
- Officials in Lawrence are seeking information from Dominican firefighters and authorities about the cause of the blaze, and the case is being handled separately from an earlier, unrelated resort fire in Bayahibe.