‘Hysterical’ Madonna Badger Battled Firefighters To Get Back Into Burning House To Rescue 'Her Babies'

Jan. 10 2012, Published 9:00 a.m. ET
By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter
America was touched by the heartbreaking images of Madonna Badger sobbing as she said her final goodbyes to her family at the funerals of her three children and parents last week, and now Breaking Celebrity News has exclusive details of the devoted mom's fight to save them from the deadly fire that destroyed her Connecticut home.
"She was pretty hysterical and extremely emotional," Assistant Fire Chief Peter Brown of the Stamford Fire Department told Breaking Celebrity News in an exclusive interview. "She was trying to get back into the house, they had to physically stop her from going into the house and back up the ladder."
As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, investigators believe the blaze started from yule log embers that Badger and her boyfriend Michael Borcina placed in the back foyer in a bag.
Lily Badger, 10, and her seven-year-old twin sisters Sarah and Grace were killed in the tragic incident, along with their grandparents Lomer Johnson, 71, and Pauline Johnson.
Badger and Borcina have not been interviewed by investigators since the night of the tragedy as officials were giving them time to mourn their loved ones and conduct the multiple services, explained Brown.
"It is an ongoing investigation," he said, but added that "the preli