10 young lives lost: Victims of the Little Village fire

Before a fire engulfed a Little Village apartment, the children had spent their weekend soaking up the last days of summer. By Tuesday, all 10 children – ranging in age from 3 months to 16 years old – would be dead, leaving a neighborhood grieving.

The children who died were: Amayah Almaraz, 3 months old; Alanni Ayala, 3; Gialanni Ayala, 5; Ariel Garcia, 5; Giovanni Ayala, 10; Xavier Contreras, 11; Nathan Contreras, 13; Adrian Hernandez, 14; Cesar Contreras, 14; and Victor Mendoza, 16.

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