The deadly fire that roared through a home in Connecticut owned by NYC ad exec Madonna Badger is wrought with countless heart-wrenching details.
Foul play is not one of them.
A preliminary finding shows that the fire was caused by embers discarded from a fireplace that warmed the home Christmas Eve, according to reports.
Badger’s parents and three young daughters were trapped behind a wall of flames as the firefighters were unable to rescue the five doomed occupants.
Badger survived the fire, as did Michael Borcina, a contractor who had worked on the home and whom the police have described as a family friend.
On Tuesday, officials, in laying out what they believed caused the fire, said everyone in the house had apparently awakened after the fire erupted.
They all tried escape, but most could not.