It was a pretty good-sized fire. It went up fast. The daddy got burned pretty badly. The fire took about one hour to extinguish. The paramedic fell to his knees because he couldn't get them out.
Nobody really knows what started it.
They had smoke alarms, and it was smoking bad too. Jones said that inspectors were closely examining a water heater that was suspected to have played some part in the blaze. Neighbors reported that there were many people living in the small trailer at all times, though not always the same family. The suspected cause in the case was an electrical malfunction, the state fire marshal told the sheriff's office. Law enforcement officials are calling the fire accidental at this point, Shanley said.