Mother Arrested After Twin Toddlers Die in Rio House Fire

Overview

• Two 1-year-old twins died in a blaze at a home in Campo Grande, in Rio de Janeiro's West Zone, on Tuesday afternoon.
• Investigators say footage shows the mother arriving at 14:56 to a locked door, entering at 14:57, then running out and calling for help seconds later.
• The mother had told officers she was in the living room, smelled smoke, sought help from neighbors, and was blocked by explosions when trying to return.
• Firefighters were dispatched at 15:01 and found the children already dead, later controlling the fire and securing the scene for forensics.
• The case was registered at the 35th Police Station, the bodies were sent to the Medical Legal Institute, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.