Overview

• Five children, including four siblings and a relative, died in a house fire in Bullhead City, Arizona, while their father was out shopping for Christmas gifts and groceries.
• The fire is believed to have started in the downstairs foyer and quickly spread up the only staircase, trapping the children in an upstairs bedroom.
• Neighbors attempted to rescue the children, breaking windows and placing an extension ladder to the upstairs bedroom, but were unsuccessful due to the intensity of the fire.
• The children's grandfather is an employee of the Bullhead City Fire Department, prompting the involvement of outside agencies in the investigation to avoid conflict of interest.
• A GoFundMe page has been set up to support the families of the victims, raising over $16,000 as of Wednesday morning.