Dad went shopping for Christmas and a fire broke out at home: 5 children died

Five children, including four brothers and a cousin, died in a fire at their home in Bullhead City, USA. According to the information revealed so far, the children, aged between 2 and 13, were left alone while their father went to buy Christmas gifts.

Initial investigations determined that the fire broke out on the lower floor of the house. The children were in the bedroom upstairs. Authorities said the flames spread up the stairs, “most likely making it impossible for the children to safely exit the home.”

Neighbors tried to extinguish the fire, but none of them entered the house to save the children. “We didn’t know there were people inside, otherwise we would have tried to save them,” one man told the US broadcaster. CBS News.

All five victims, aged 2, 4, 5, 11 and 13 respectively, were found in the same upstairs bedroom. “The children’s father advised detectives that he went shopping for food and Christmas gifts for approximately 2.5 hours,” Bullhead City police said in a statement. said. Officials added that there were no adults in the house when the fire broke out.

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Source: Today IT

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