Community mourning 2 young siblings killed in Kingsburg house fire

KINGSBURG, Calif. (KFSN) -- A assemblage is mourning the nonaccomplishment of 2 young siblings, a 7-year-old miss and her 8-year-old brother.

Both died successful a tragic location occurrence adjacent Kingsburg connected Sunday morning.

Their parent told deputies she was successful the location erstwhile the occurrence started but couldn't get to her kids.

She past rammed an SUV into the location to effort to rescue them and is present hospitalized with burns to her hands and face.

Her 8-year-old lad was a pupil astatine Monte Vista successful Reedley.

Her 6-year-old girl attended Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District's Roosevelt campus.

"Mrs. Stone described her arsenic she would springiness her snack distant successful bid to marque different students happy. And I deliberation that describes some students perfectly. They conscionable wanted different radical to beryllium happy, and that's what made them happy," says Dr. Wesley Sever

Superintendent of Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District.

Superintendent Dr. Wesley Sever says his unit is devastated, particularly those who worked intimately with the 2 children.

Support services person been offered astatine respective campuses to assistance everyone header with this devastating loss.

Family members shared the siblings had been diagnosed with autism.

The territory says they were benignant and blessed students.

"I really cognize some of these students and I've worked with both. They're caring, they are loving children, and it's conscionable a tragic nonaccomplishment for myself, for the unit and for the community," says Dr. Sever.

Multiple agencies responded to the incident.

Cal Fire is starring the investigation.

Battalion Chief Seth Brown was astatine the scene.

He says determination were aggregate barriers, including powerfulness lines and propane tanks, adjacent the home.

But the astir hard portion was having heartbroken household members and neighbors watching the chaos unfold.

"It was a pugnacious time for everyone yesterday... We nonstop our deepest sorrow and condolences to the family," says Fresno County Fire Department Battalion. Chief Seth Brown.

The probe is ongoing.

It is chartless astatine this clip if determination were moving fume detectors oregon wherever the occurrence started.

But Cal Fire did accidental the beforehand of the location was engulfed successful flames erstwhile they arrived.

If anyone would similar to assistance the family, you tin bash truthful by contacting Kingsburg Community Assistance Program, KCAP, astatine (559) 897-7961.

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