Children rescued from burning house in west Phoenix, one dead

PHOENIX — Phoenix firefighters rescued three children trapped inside a burning house in west Phoenix early Monday morning.

One of the children, a 9-year-old girl who wasn’t breathing when firefighters found her in the home at 64th near Campbell avenues, died.

Two other children were injured.

Two adults were being treated for minor burns and smoke inhalation.

Two teen girls, 17 and 14, suffered minor burns, a 10-year-old boy suffered second- and third-degree burns to a quarter of a his body. A 4-year-old boy also suffered second- and third-degree burns to nearly 30 percent of his body.

The family was asleep when the fire started.

The fire jumped to a home next door, forcing out a family of five.

A fund has been established to help the family.

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