GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Robert Scales says he was at work when he got the call that would change his life forever.
A neighbor was on the phone to tell him there wassmoke coming from his home on Dawes Streetin Grand Rapids. The fire would ultimately claim the life of his wife and their three children.
Scales identified the victims Wednesday evening as Wanedia Scales, 35, Xavier Woldeab, 15, Robert Scales, Jr, 14, and Elijah Scales, 10.
“A neighbor actually called me and told me they seen the smoke and you know, I came running,” Scales told News 8 Wednesday evening near the scene of the fire. “I got here too late. There was nothing I could do at that point.”
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