Photo: Galveston Fire Dept. / Courtesy
GALVESTON – A fire at an apartment complex in Galveston this Saturday morning claimed the lives of two children, according to the authorities.
The tragedy occurred around 2: 30 am in an apartment located at the intersection of the street 22 and Avenida K.
BREAKING: A 2-year-old and 5-year-old died after they were rescued from a fire inside a two-story home in Galveston. I’m told the dad made it out but home was too engulfed to go back in @KPRC2 pic.twitter.com/1sXoJDHOG4
— Rilwan Balogun (@KPRC2Rilwan) April 30, 2022
Depending on the Department Galveston Fire Department, the boys’ bodies were found in the same room.
The assistant chief of the Galveston Fire Department said the two children were under the age of five and suffered severe injuries in the fire. Both were taken to hospital, but did not survive their injuries.
Authorities reported that the father of the children was at home and managed to escape the fire without serious injuries.
The children’s mother was not home when the fire occurred, but she arrived at the scene screaming, witnesses told reporters.
The cause of the fire has not been disclosed.
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