{"id":2183200,"date":"2024-02-21T16:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T21:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-teacher-and-her-four-children-killed-in-suspicious-house-fire\/"},"modified":"2024-02-21T16:50:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T21:50:43","slug":"missouri-teacher-and-her-four-children-killed-in-suspicious-house-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-teacher-and-her-four-children-killed-in-suspicious-house-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri: Suspicious house fire claims lives of teacher and four children"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmissouri-teacher-and-her-four-children-killed-in-suspicious-house-fire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2183200&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo \u2064by David McNew\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s James\u2063 Meyers<\/h2>\n<p>1:35 PM \u2013 Wednesday, February 21, 2024  \u2062    <\/p>\n<p>A devastating house fire \u200bin\u200c Missouri tragically claimed the lives of a teacher \u2063and her four children. The \u200dfire was described as\u200b &#8220;suspicious&#8221; and is currently under investigation. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters responded to the \u2063blaze in Ferguson early Monday morning,\u2062 but unfortunately,\u2063 the teacher and her\u2064 children were unable to escape. The victims were identified as Bernadine Pruessner, an\u2064 assistant professor, and her children Millie Spader, Jackson Spader, Ellie Pruessner, and Ivy \u2062Pruessner.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe smoke was so bad,\u201d recalled neighbor Jerry McClure, who had \u200bcalled\u200c 9-1-1. \u2064\u201cI \u200dtried to kick \u200cthe front door. We just couldn\u2019t wake \u200bthem up.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u2064fire is\u2064 being treated as suspicious \u2062due to evidence of\u2062 possible\u2063 criminal activity. St.\u200c Louis\u200c Regional Bomb and Arson \u2064detectives are now investigating \u2063the scene, and a search warrant has been obtained for the \u2063family\u2019s\u200c van. <\/p>\n<p>Despite the tragedy,\u200b there were some survivors. Around 14\u200b rabbits, three chickens, \u2062and two\u200d cats were \u2064rescued from\u2062 the fire. Dara Ashby, who works for the Ferguson Animal Coalition, expressed relief that she \u2062could help save \u2062the animals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe\u200b animals \u2062were \u200bvery happy and had food and water and \u200cI know the owner. She loved them dearly. And so \u2064I\u2019m happy that I \u2064could \u200bhelp \u200bin some way,\u2063 to help her\u200d animals,\u201d said\u2063 Dara Ashby.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The investigation\u200d into the cause of the fire and \u2064the deaths\u200b is\u2064 ongoing. Stay tuned for updates on this tragic incident.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts\u2063 directly to your inbox for \u2063free. Subscribe\u2063 here.\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Former United Nations Ambassador Governor Nikki \u200bHaley \u200bhas vowed to stay in the Republican primary race beyond the South Carolina \u2064primary.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The showrunners for a popular parental\u200d advice YouTube channel \u200cis sentenced to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty to \u200dchild abuse. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with \u200cScott LoBaido<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Rep. Matt Rosendale<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple is rolling out an upgrade \u2063to its iMessage texting platform to\u200c defend against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sacrilege-in-the-halls-of-st-patricks-cathedral-in-nyc\/\" title=\"Sacrilege at St. Patrick's Cathedral in NYC\">future encryption-breaking technologies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The\u200d first human patient implanted with a brain-chip from Neuralink appears\u200d to \u2062have\u200b fully recovered.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A group of 20 tech companies announced they will work together to prevent\u2062 deceptive AI content from interfering with elections.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI is working on a software\u2062 that can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-not-running-for-president\/\" title=\"Joe Manchin will not run for president\">generate\u2064 minute-long videos based<\/a> on text prompts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u2064 rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cWhat measures are being taken by the Ferguson Mayor to \u200dbring \u2064justice to the victims?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063 Er, and we were able to provide them with shelter and care,\u201d \u200bAshby said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The community has also rallied together to support the\u200c family \u200bduring this\u2064 difficult time.\u2062 A GoFundMe\u200c page \u200chas been set up to help with funeral expenses and support the surviving family members. So far, it has received an outpouring of support from friends, neighbors, and even strangers.<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson \u200cMayor \u2063Lawrence\u200c Bauman \u2063expressed his condolences, saying, \u201cThis \u200cis a tragedy that\u200c has shaken our\u200d community. We will do everything we \u2062can to support the investigation and\u2063 bring justice to the \u200cvictims.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As investigators \u200dcontinue to\u200b gather evidence and search for answers, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-flooding-search-for-baby-and-sister-continues-after-5-already-confirmed-dead\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania flooding: Baby and sister still missing, 5 confirmed dead.\">community remains\u200c united<\/a> in their grief. They will\u2062 come together to remember and honor the lives \u2064lost in this\u200b tragic fire, and they will lean on each other for support during this difficult time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Missouri teacher and her four children tragically died in a suspicious house fire in Ferguson. 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