3 Children Die in Trailer Fire in Bulgaria

Society | March 6, 2013, Wednesday // 09:50
3 Children Die in Trailer Fire in Bulgaria: 3 Children Die in Trailer Fire in Bulgaria A fatal fire erupted in the Vidin Roma district, leaving three young children dead. File photo

Three children have perished in a house fire in the Roma quarter of the northwestern Bulgarian Danube city of Vidin.

A call has been placed at 9 pm Tuesday on the emergency 112 hotline, alarming of a fire in a trailer in the "New Way" Vidin district.

According to initial reports, the trailer has been locked from the outside, while the children were left inside by the parents.

Firefighters, paramedics, and police have been sent to the location immediately only to find the trailer fully engulfed in flames and the three charred bodies of the children – two boys, ages 4 and 7, and their 17-month-old sister.

The probe already established the siblings were left alone by their mother, 24, and their father, 33.

The bodies have been sent to the hospital for autopsy.

The police are conducting a second search at the scene.

The trailer has been heated by a wood and coal stove.

The father, reportedly, went to have a drink in a nearby tavern after locking the children.

Both parents have been arrested and are going to be kept behind bars for 24 hours before appearing for a hearing.

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