5 Children Aged 13 and Under Killed in Arizona House Fire
The children, aged between 2 and 13, died in a fire at a two-story duplex in Bullhead City on Saturday evening
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Police car lightsFive children have died in a house fire in Arizona.
The blaze broke out in a home in Bullhead City on Saturday evening and the five children — aged 2, 4, 5, 11, and 13 — did not make it out of the two-story duplex, authorities said.
According to a statement from the Bullhead City Police Department released Sunday, the fatal fire occurred in the 400 block of Anna Circle at around 5 p.m. local time.
“This is an ongoing investigation being handled by the Bullhead City Police Department, with assistance from the Bullhead City Fire Department, Lake Havasu City Fire Department and ATF Fire Investigators,” the statement added.
The children’s names were not immediately released.
Per USA Today, four of the children were siblings and the fifth was a relative, according to Emily Fromelt, a spokesperson for Bullhead City Police Department.
The outlet also reported that all five children were residents at the duplex, which is near the Colorado River and Nevada-Arizona state line.
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According to ABC News, authorities said it appeared no adults were home at the time of the fire.
The Bullhead City Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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