HAMPTON, Va. — An adult and a child have died after a house fire in Hampton on Monday morning Hampton Division of Fire and Rescue told News 3 Tuesday.
A news release Monday only indicated that one person had died.
Radio traffic between first responders at the scene Monday details the effort to try to rescue what was reported as a baby trapped inside the burning home.
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“All units inside, be advised I’ve got a report of a baby that’s still trapped somewhere inside that house," a first responder can be heard saying.
“Right now, we’re in a back bedroom. Where would that child be, specifically?" a firefighter inside the house responds.
Hampton Division of Fire & Rescue responded at around 7:04 a.m. to the 4100 block of Chippendale Court and found a home on fire. Crews said they could hear people inside the house and went inside to rescue them, also beginning an aggressive fire attack, HDFR said. The fire was cleared at around 7:21 a.m.
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Tuesday, the fire department told News 3 the effort to rescue the child was unsuccessful.
“One child was pronounced deceased on scene” a statement from the fire department reads.
One adult was treated and transported to a local hospital with life-threatening burns and later succumbed to their injuries. One child was pronounced deceased on scene. At this time, the names and ages of the deceased are being withheld until positive identification can be made by the Medical Examiner and the Fire Marshal makes notification to the next-of-kin. This incident remains an active investigation by the Hampton Division of Fire and Rescue’s Community Risk Reduction Branch and Fire Marshals.
The statement also said an adult died at the hospital where they were taken for further treatment after being treated on scene.
"It was a horrible scene," said neighbor Larry Spivey.
Spivey talked with News 3 Monday about the fire. News 3 went back to him Tuesday to try to talk with him again about the update from the fire department but he declined to talk. On Monday, he described interactions he’s had with the people who live in the house that caught fire.
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“We chitchat when she comes by or when I come in the backyard. She’ll be out there with the kids. I chitchat with the kids," said Spivey.
As of Tuesday, the identities of the two victims or their relationship to each other had not been released.
Other neighbors who also didn’t want to go on camera Tuesday called the fire sad. On a News 3 Facebook post Tuesday about the fire, multiple people who seemed to know the victims commented.
One said “Dang. My girl and her baby. Continuously praying for her loved ones.” Another said “Praying for my friend family and my daughter godsister.”
As of Tuesday, the fire was still under investigation.
