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Child dies from injuries in St. Paul fire

February 10, 2015 at 3:41AM

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A 4-year-old girl died after being pulled from a fire Sunday night on St. Paul's East Side, authorities said.

The child, identified by relatives as Ntshialiag Yang, had initially been rescued by firefighters and taken to a hospital with what were described earlier as "serious injuries."

"We're still in shock," Michael Yang, Nstshialiag's uncle, said Monday morning. "Everybody wants the little girl to come back."

The fire broke out in the 500 block of E. Jessamine Avenue in the city's Payne-Phalen neighborhood.

Three other family members also were treated at the scene for "various levels of smoke inhalation," according to a St. Paul Fire Department tweet.

The death was St. Paul's first fire fatality of 2015.

The Ramsey County medical examiner's office will determine the cause of death, the fire department said.

STAFF REPORTS

St. Paul firefighters continued to work at the scene of a fire on Jessamine Avenue, Monday, February 9, 2015 in St. Paul, MN. (Dml - Minneapolis Star Tribune Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Four-year-old Ntshialiag Yang died after being pulled from a fire Sunday night on St. Paul’s East Side, authorities said. (Jenni Pinkley/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

St. Paul Fire Marshall Steve Zaccard talked to reporters while firefighters battled stubborn flames in the attic of the house at 599 E. Jessamine Av. behind him Sunday night. (Brian Wicker — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)