BULLHEAD CITY (KTNV) — Five children are dead after a fire in Bullhead City.
According to the Bullhead City Police Department, the fire happened on Saturday at 5 p.m. in the 400 block of Anna Circle.
Investigators said the fire happened at a two-story duplex. The children who lived at the home were 13, 4, 5, and 2 years old while an 11-year-old relative was visiting. All five children were in an upstairs bedroom when the fire started in the downstairs foyer area. Investigators said that it "most likely made it impossible for the children to get out of the residence safely." That's because the fire traveled up the only staircase in the home.
Investigators said the children's father told investigators that he had left the home and was gone about two and a half hours to buy groceries and Christmas gifts.
The incident is being investigated by the Bullhead City Police Department with assistance from the Bullhead City Fire Department, Lake Havasu City Fire Department, and ATF Fire Investigators. Officials said they have collected evidence and are working to figure out how the fire started. The names of the five victims are being withheld until they are officially identified by the Mohave County Medical Examiner's Office.
