Relatives remember family of 4 who died in Independence fire [Video]

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Relatives of the family of four who died in Wednesday’s apartment fire in Independence are remembering their loved ones.

According to a GoFundMe, the mother and father have been identified as Katelyn and DeVante. Their two daughters, Bella, 8, and Aaliyah, 3, also died in the fire.

Bella was in the 2nd grade at William Yates Elementary School in the Blue Springs School District.

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Independence Fire Chief Jimmy Walker said the fire started in one apartment and then spread to other units in the building, including the unit where the family who died lived.

More than 30 other people were displaced in the fire.

Jaiyah Robers wrotethat firefighters rescued her, her infant son, her mother and two sisters from the top-floor of the three-story apartment building. While they were able to escape, they lost everything, including gifts from her son’s recent …