(WXYZ) — Two children died and three other people were injured in a fire at a mobile home west of Detroit on Sunday.
It happened inside Glen Ridge mobile home community on Haggerty in Canton Township. Officials say the call for the fire came in around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Right now there are not a lot of answers. The biggest question is what caused this horrific fire. Officials also haven't shared the ages of the three children.
The Canton fire chief said a call like this is every firefighter's nightmare.
"It’s the worst thing that we could encounter," said Canton Fire Chief Christopher Stoecklein. "This is a big deal for our department. We haven’t had a loss here in a very long time."
The chief said it's been 30 years since firefighters have experienced a loss like this.
He said two parents and three small children were home at the time, and when firefighters arrived, flames had already engulfed the home. Four family members made it out while one child was still trapped inside.
Chief Stoecklein said the other child is in critical condition but stable, and the two adults are reportedly stable as well.
Neighbor Wendy Herdell became emotional talking about the family who lived in the home:
"Three little kids, five and under ... the sweetest. Every time they saw me, they hugged me. I was just talking to them a week ago and now two of them are gone and they've lost everything," said Herdell.
We're told the structure is a total loss.
"It moves fast. Right? Inside these mobile homes, fire moves rapid," he said.
Mental health experts are being made available to the rescuers who responded to this call Sunday night.
Right now, it’s believed the two children passed from smoke-related injuries, but the medical examiner will have to confirm the cause of death.
The chief had this message for the family of the victims: "We’re here to support you. Your tragedy is our tragedy. We feel for you and will continue to pray for you."
