2 Deaf Boys Found Dead In Ariz. House Fire

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2 Deaf Boys Found Dead In Ariz. House Fire - Las Vegas News Story - KVVU Las Vegas

Two children were found dead in a house fire in the northeast Arizona community of Fort Mohave on Sunday morning, the Mohave County Sheriff's Office said.

Fort Mohave is about 110 miles south of Las Vegas in the Tri-state area near Laughlin, Nev.

Sheriff deputies responded to a doublewide modular home engulfed in flames in the 5600 block of Ruby Street, the sheriff's office said.

A 15-year-old boy came running from the home and told deputies his family was inside the house, the sheriff's office said. Deputies jumped over the fence and found two toddlers and the parents lying on the ground outside the house, officials said.

The parents told deputies that their two deaf sons were still inside, but the deputies were unable to go inside because the roof collapsed, officials said.

When firefighters arrived, they extinguished the flames. The bodies of the boys, ages 7 and 11, were found in the home.

The remaining five members of the family were transported to Valley View Medical Center in Fort Mohave.

The Fort Mohave Mesa Fire Department is investigating.
 
Two boys killed in fire identified

Two boys killed in fire identified - News - ReviewJournal.com

Two deaf brothers who died in a weekend fire in northwest Arizona were identified Monday as Justin Stevens, 7, and Zachary Stevens, 11, according to a family spokesman.

The fire at 5 a.m. Sunday in Fort Mohave also injured five family members and destroyed their mobile home, authorities said.

Family spokesman Jacob Abeytia said the parents, 39-year-old Jeff Stevens and 37-year-old Tammy Anderson, escaped the burning home with their daughters, ages 2 and 4, and Anderson's 15-year-old son. The injured were treated at hospitals and released by late Sunday afternoon.

Abeytia said Jeff Stevens was the most seriously injured of the survivors. He suffered burns and smoke inhalation during repeated efforts to find and rescue his sons who died in the blaze.

Abeytia said that both parents are unemployed and that fundraising and shelter assistance efforts were under way. The cause of the fire is believed to be accidental but remains under investigation by the Fort Mojave Mesa Fire Department.
 
I miss them

i miss them. i lived there before i moved a year before this happened. it is a very small town and everyone knew each other. they were so sweet. i was almost crying when i heard this. a teacher, and now 3 students from that school have died in a span of a year. its really sad. zach was so nice... i hope they rip
 
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