A Wisconsin mother has spoken of her devastation after her three young children died in a fire at their father's apartment on Thanksgiving Day. Jourdan Feasby told CBS 58 that the tragedy 'just doesn't seem real yet', expressing disbelief at her loss.
Feasby had spent the morning of Thanksgiving with her children – Rylee Levi, 10, Connor Liam, 9, and Alena Ellen, 7 – before they went to spend the evening with their father, with whom she shares custody. Around 10.30pm, emergency services responded to a blaze at the multi-family apartment building in Kenosha, where firefighters found the children trapped.
Rylee and Connor died at the scene, while Alena was airlifted to hospital but later succumbed to her injuries. Their father was treated for smoke inhalation and is expected to recover. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Speaking of her loss, Feasby said: 'I was so excited for Christmas shopping but now it's just caskets. They brought all of this light that now I don't have.' A GoFundMe page set up to support the family has raised more than $40,000, with organisers describing the children as 'bright lights' who were 'joyful, loving, and full of personality'.
Feasby urged other parents to 'hug your babies and enjoy them this Christmas', adding: 'I feel so alone, to go from having my whole world to nothing.'
