GARLAND, Texas (AP) - Authorities have identified four people, including two children, who died in a Dallas-area house fire.
Garland fire officials say 41-year-old Lorenzo Castillo and 29-year-old Ana Castillo were killed in the early Saturday blaze, along with Ana Castillo’s 5-year-old daughter and the couple’s 2-year-old son.
The couple and the children, all asleep in a back bedroom, were from Bridgeport, about 80 miles (128 kilometers) northwest of the Dallas suburb, and were visiting relatives. Five others inside the house escaped the flames.
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The fire marshal says the blaze started in an enclosed back patio where a propane heater was being used. The homeowner told officials he wasn’t sure if it had been left on. They also were using a fire pit. Officials say either could have sparked the fire.
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