3-Year-Old Baby Boy Did Not Escape Terrible House Fire, Found Dead With His Dog And Teddy

A 3-year-old baby boy died last late Friday night, Oct. 21, in a horrible house blaze in Hillyard, Nork Spokane, Washington. The body of the baby was located with his teddy bear and his terrier-mixed dog, which the authorities believed has protected the baby boy.

The devastating house fire in the Hillyard neighborhood of Spokane left a 3-year-old baby boy dead together with his teddy bear and his terrier-mixed dog, while three other kids and two grownups escaped the fire. And Brian Schaeffer is still unable to confirm the cause of the fire which broke out at around 11:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, according to Fox News. 

A neighbor across the street saw the whole incident and reported that he saw the fire and has heard some screams when he was preparing to go to bed. Upon seeing the fire, Jerry Atabelo shouted to his wife to call 911. 

He then ran outside and connected his water hose and started spraying the blazing house. Within just few minutes, firefighters arrived after receiving the distress call. After which, they immediately went inside the house.

One of the witnesses, Atabelo, mentioned that the scene was devastating and heartbreaking. He keeps on hearing the shout of the baby's mother. "My baby's in there, my baby's in there," Krem2 quoted Atabelo as saying.

When the fighters went inside, they found the body of a child in a bedroom damaged heavily by the fire together with a teddy bear and his terrier-mixed dog huddled together. The firefighters also discovered that the smoke detectors in the house were not functioning because the batteries have been removed.

Meanwhile, the death  of 3-year-old baby boy caused by home fire will be investigated by the Spokane Police Department. The Spokane Police major Crimes Detectives and Spokane Fire Department's Special Investigative Unit will handle the investigation of the fire incident.

The overall trend in the fire death rate of children ages 0 to 14 decreased 50 percent during 2005-2014, as of U.S. Fire Administration. Lesser kids die in fires now compared to 10 years ago and this is due to an increase in prevention and public fire education efforts, the report continued.