Madonna Badger's Three Kids & Parents Killed In Horrific Fire: Hear The 911 Call
Dec. 27 2011, Published 10:00 a.m. ET
By Amber Goodhand - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter
New York fashion executive Madonna Badger's three children and parents were killed in a Christmas day fire that tore through her Stamford, Conn. home and Breaking Celebrity News has the numerous 911 calls that were placed to authorities.
"There's a huge fire at the house next door to us. The whole house is on fire," the first caller says in the 911 tape first obtained by the New York Post on Tuesday afternoon.
"There's three kids and a woman…"
As Breaking Celebrity News reported, investigators believe the blaze started from yule log embers that Badger and her boyfriend Michael Borcina placed in the back mud room in a bag, the fire marshal said.
Lily Badger, 10, and her seven-year-old twin sisters Sarah and Grace were killed along with their grandparents Lomer Johnson, 71, and Pauline Johnson in the tragic incident.
A press conference was held Tuesday afternoon in which Stamford Mayor Michael Pavia said, "What frustrates us the most is that despite the heroic efforts, five people lost their lives in this catastrophic blaze and there's no way we will ever change that."
According to Fire Chief Anthony Conte, the home passed initial housing inspections in July because it was under construction, but smoke detectors and/or fire alarm systems were only in certain areas of the house.
In an effort to save the children, Borcina led two of them downstairs to the second floor, "but the girls panicked. One obviously ran back up stairs the other went off in another direction, and he lost sight of them," Conte said.
"Mrs. Badger was helpe