Middletown mother rescues children in house fire
A Middletown mother was hospitalized Tuesday morning after saving her three children from a house fire. According to a family member, Tania Santelises was making breakfast when a fire started on the
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Jun 17, 2015, 6:00 AM
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Updated 3,244 days ago
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A Middletown mother was hospitalized Tuesday morning after saving her three children from a house fire.
According to a family member, Tania Santelises was making breakfast when a fire started on the stove at 18 Johns Road. Her children were sleeping at the time, and her husband was out running errands
Santelises' sister-in-law says the mother ran upstairs to get the kids, ages 6 through 10, but suffered serious burns in the process.
Family members say the children will stay with them while their mother remains hospitalized with second-degree burns.
There is no word on what caused the fire.
