宾夕法尼亚州日托中心发生火灾，5名儿童遇难

A day care centre where children could stay overnight as their parents worked was ravaged Sunday by a fire that killed five and sent the owner to the hospital, authorities said.

有关部门表示，周日，一家可以过夜的儿童日间护理中心发生火灾，造成5人死亡，日托负责人已送往医院。

The victims in the lakeside city of Erie ranged in ages from 8 months to 7 years, Chief Guy Santone of the Erie Fire Department said. At least four of the victims were staying overnight at the residential house that had been turned into a day care centre, Erie Chief Fire Inspector John Widomski told the Erie Times-News.

伊利消防局局长盖伊·桑托内说，在湖边城市伊利，遇难者年龄从8个月到7岁不等。“至少有四名受害者在被改造成日托中心的住宅过夜。”伊利首席消防督察约翰·维奥姆斯基告诉《伊利时报》新闻。

The fire, reported at about 1:15 am Sunday, was funneling out of every first-floor window when firefighters arrived, Widomski said. Valerie Lockett-Slupski, standing across the street from the fire-damaged house, told the newspaper she was the grandmother of four of the children, and that they were staying at the day care center because their parents were working overnight.

据报道，这场火灾发生在周日凌晨1:15，消防队员赶到时，大火正从每扇一楼的窗户中蔓延开来。瓦莱丽·洛克特·斯鲁普斯基(Valerie Lockett Slupski)站在失火房屋对面的街道上，她对报纸说，她是四个孩子的祖母，他们住在日托中心，因为他们的父母需要通宵工作。

She said the family had two boys and two girls and had used the center for almost a year. "So we are all at a loss, trying to figure out how this happened," Lockett-Slupski said. The cause of the fire remained under investigation Sunday afternoon, Widomski told the newspaper. The Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership lists the Harris Family Daycare as "a 24 hour, 7 days a week childcare service including holidays." The state Department of Human Services Office of Child Development and Early Learning listed the day care as in compliance with requirements following a Dec. 28, 2018, inspection.

她说家里有两个男孩和两个女孩，在这个中心住了将近一年了。“我们都不知该怎么办，想弄清楚这是怎么发生的。”洛克特·斯鲁普斯基说。“火灾的原因周日下午仍在调查中。”维多姆斯基对该报表示。伊利地区商会和成长伙伴关系将哈里斯家庭日托列为“一周7天24小时的托儿服务，包括假期”。2018年12月28日，美国国务院儿童发展和早期学习人类服务办公室经过检查，认为日托符合要求。

But a Jan. 3, 2019, inspection note on that listing highlighted "ashes and cigarette or cigar butts" in "a child care space, play space or food preparation area." The day care center's response to the note reads, "I will make sure it will be cleaned up and remain that way," and the department listed the issue as corrected.

但在2019年1月3日的一份检查报告中，在“儿童保育区、游乐场或食品准备区”中突出显示了“烟灰或雪茄烟头”。日托中心对该报告的回应是：“我们将确保将其清理干净并保持清洁状态”，而该部门也将该列出问题标为已更正。