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Aleena Jimenez, his 5-year-old granddaughter, Helen Madla and Cruz, 81, were
pulled from the house without a pulse. Firefighters performed CPR on the
front lawn and revived them, said District Fire Chief Randy Jenkins.
Aleena and Helen Madla were in stable condition at University Hospital on
Friday, but Cruz, who was paralyzed and used a wheelchair, later died at
Brooke Army Medical Center.
Frank Madla died in an upstairs bedroom after suffering burns and smoke
inhalation.
Harold Oliver, a former top aide to the legislator, reported Friday evening
that Aleena had no brain activity. He said Helen Madla had responded to him
by squeezing his hand, but she still had a lot of smoke in her lungs.
S. Side political icon Madla dies in blaze
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San Antonio -- The 5-year-old girl injured in the same house fire that killed former state Sen. Frank Madla and his mother-in-law died Sunday.
University Hospital spokeswoman Lauren Graham said the family of Aleena Jimenez, Madla's granddaughter, took the girl off life support Saturday afternoon.
Commentary from BB: I'm getting really sick of reading about people being charged for someone's death, when the person(s) directly responsible for that death is/are held blameless. If you beat someone to within an inch of their life, and then someone else takes advantage of their weakened state, and kills them, I think you bear some responsibility, but not the entire blame.
Madla's Granddaughter Becomes Third Victim In Fire
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