Longview RV fire kills boy, injures 5 others
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — Fire officials say a late night fire ripped through an RV where a family was temporarily living, killing a 3 1/2 -year-old boy and injuring five others.
Longview Fire battalion chief Troy Buzalsky says the boy's mother, father and 2-year-old sister escaped through a window but the boy was trapped. The father was critically burned as he tried unsuccessfully to break down the trailer door to rescue his son.
The father was taken to Legacy Oregon Burn Center in Portland, Oregon, in critical condition. The mother and sister were also injured, along with the boy's grandmother and neighbor, who were not living in the RV.
The Daily News reports the parents have been identified as Allie and Geoffrey Lawhead.
Bulzalsky says witnesses told investigators that the wife woke just before midnight Thursday to her husband's screams. The 20-foot trailer, parked in front of a Longview home, was filled with thick, hot, black smoke. The blaze blocked the front door.
Officials are investigating the fire's cause.
