TX House Fire Claims Six, Including Five Children

Oct. 18, 2017
The fire was reported just after midnight in Silsbee and left five children dead.

Six people, including five children, were killed in a Silsbee house fire early Wednesday morning. 

The Hardin County Sheriff's Department told ABC13.com that five children, ages 3 to 11 years old, were found in the rubble of the fire. The children's 31-year-old mother also died in the fire.

Firefighters found a home fully involved after several 911 callers reported the fire just after midnight, according to click2houston.com.

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