Woman Escapes Blaze That Kills Her 2 Sons
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Two young boys trapped in a burning mobile home died early Monday morning, Riverside County fire authorities said.
The mother of the boys, ages 1 and 3, survived. Firefighters reached the home in the 26000 block of Marshall Avenue east of Hemet around 6 a.m. The fire was caused by an electrical malfunction in the home’s heater, a Riverside County sheriff’s spokesman said.
The Riverside County coroner did not immediately release the names of the boys.
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