Deacon Israel Santiago of Transfiguration Catholic Community, Wauconda, leads a group of nearly 150 people in prayer during a candlelight vigil on Wednesday to honor Christopher Alfaro-Rodriguez, 4, who died in a house fire in Mundelein early Monday. Gustavo and Rosa Alvarez of Libertyville hold lighting for Santiago.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Mourners gathered outside a charred house in Mundelein on Wednesday night to honor the 4-year-old boy who died in a blaze there this week.
Deacon Israel Santiago of Transfiguration Catholic Community, Wauconda, led a group of nearly 150 people in prayer during a candlelight vigil to honor Christopher Alfaro-Rodriguez.
A person holds a candle during a vigil on Wednesday to honor Christopher Alfaro-Rodriguez, 4, who died in a house fire in Mundelein early Monday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
The boy’s body was found Monday in the basement of the one-story house on the 200 block of Dalton Avenue. He died from smoke inhalation.
Nearly 150 people gathered for a candlelight vigil on Wednesday to honor Christopher Alfaro-Rodriguez, 4, who died in a house fire in Mundelein early Monday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Neighbors had reported the blaze about 12:20 a.m. Monday. Firefighters tried to rescue Christopher in the basement but were driven back by heavy flames and smoke. Stairs and the floor were compromised by the flames, too.
A woman adds to items that have been placed at the base of a tree as a memorial prior to the start of a candlelight vigil on Wednesday to honor Christopher Alfaro-Rodriguez, 4, who died in a house fire in Mundelein early Monday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Stuffed animals, balloons and flowers have been placed at the base of a tree in front of the home where Christopher Alfaro-Rodriguez, 4, who died in a house fire in Mundelein early Monday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
A makeshift memorial containing flowers and toys stands near a tree in front of the house.