Escambia County Blaze Kills Two Children, Dog in Mobile Home
I woke up to this story like most people did — with that heavy, sinking feeling you get when the news hits too close to home. Two children and their family dog lost their lives early Friday morning in a mobile home fire on Flaxman Street in Escambia County. The blaze broke out just after midnight, and within minutes, the home was engulfed.
Firefighters arrived around 12:56 a.m., battling intense flames inside the single-wide mobile home. By the time crews got in, it was already too late for the two young siblings — a 9-year-old boy and his 7-year-old sister. Their dog was found beside them. Two adults and another child survived but were rushed to nearby hospitals with burns and smoke inhalation.
The house is gone. The family is shattered. And the neighborhood that once heard laughter from that small front yard now stands in silence…