Saudi- 5 children killed in Texas house fire
(MENAFN- Arab News) HOUSTON: Five children were killed after their Texas mobile home caught on fire and its roof partially collapsed making rescue attempts impossible officials said Tuesday.
Emergency personnel arrived shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday at the mobile home in Edna a town of less than 6000 residents southwest of Houston.
Edna Fire Department Capt. Nick Strauss said when firefighters arrived at the scene 60 to 75 percent of the mobile home was already engulfed in flames and the blaze only got worse after that.
Six firefighters went into the home looking for the kids.
The firefighters looking for the children had to retreat from the home after part of the roof came down and the structure's floor began collapsing under them.
The cause of the fire was still under investigation he said.
The names of the children were not immediately released by authorities. Two of the children were girls ages 5 and 6 while the three others were boys ages 9 13 and 15 Strauss said.
The children's parents Johnny Hernandez Jr. 30 and Annabel Ortiz 32 were found outside the home with another one of their children whose age was unknown when authorities arrived at the scene said Jackson County Sheriff A.J. Louderback
Ortiz was taken to Citizens Medical Center in nearby Victoria where she was listed in fair condition according to hospital spokeswoman Shannon Spree. It was not immediately clear whether Hernandez was hospitalized.
The five children were well-liked on their school campuses said Robert O'Connor superintendent of the Edna Independent School District.
Two of the children were in elementary school two were in junior high and the oldest boy was in high school. The 15-year-old boy started on the varsity football team as a defensive tackle and he was set to play Saturday in a state playoff game O'Connor said.
Emergency personnel arrived shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday at the mobile home in Edna a town of less than 6000 residents southwest of Houston.
Edna Fire Department Capt. Nick Strauss said when firefighters arrived at the scene 60 to 75 percent of the mobile home was already engulfed in flames and the blaze only got worse after that.
Six firefighters went into the home looking for the kids.
The firefighters looking for the children had to retreat from the home after part of the roof came down and the structure's floor began collapsing under them.
The cause of the fire was still under investigation he said.
The names of the children were not immediately released by authorities. Two of the children were girls ages 5 and 6 while the three others were boys ages 9 13 and 15 Strauss said.
The children's parents Johnny Hernandez Jr. 30 and Annabel Ortiz 32 were found outside the home with another one of their children whose age was unknown when authorities arrived at the scene said Jackson County Sheriff A.J. Louderback
Ortiz was taken to Citizens Medical Center in nearby Victoria where she was listed in fair condition according to hospital spokeswoman Shannon Spree. It was not immediately clear whether Hernandez was hospitalized.
The five children were well-liked on their school campuses said Robert O'Connor superintendent of the Edna Independent School District.
Two of the children were in elementary school two were in junior high and the oldest boy was in high school. The 15-year-old boy started on the varsity football team as a defensive tackle and he was set to play Saturday in a state playoff game O'Connor said.
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