A mother and two children ages 7 and 11 are confirmed to have died in an overnight fire at a home in Hilliard.
Fire ravaged a home overnight in Hilliard killing a mother and her two children while their father was out of town, according to theA neighbor called 911 about 3:30 a.m. Thursday after hearing a loud boom and looking outside. Firefighters didn't know if anyone was inside the burning double-wide trailer on Jane Lane, but Nassau Sheriff Bill Leeper said it turns out the family was unable to escape. The children, a boy and girl, were 11 and 7 years old and the mother was in her 40s.
“It’s a very sad situation," Leeper said."Sometimes we see these things when temperatures start cooling off quickly. It’s just a reminder to be careful when you’re running heaters … but that’s not to say it was the cause.”
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