Children who burned to death in a fire in Manaus slept together in a single bed, police say

Children aged 10 months and 3 years die charred during fire in Manaus Rodolfo Cavalcante dos Santos Neto, 10 months, and Antony Cavalcante dos Santos Neto, 3 years old, were sleeping together when the fire started in the kitnet where they lived, on the morning of this Wednesday (12), in Parque São Pedro, in the West Zone of Manaus. According to delegate Rodrigo Azevedo, from the Specialized Homicide and Kidnapping Police Station (DEHS), the brothers were in the same bed and were found charred. The information is part of the investigation into the fire. The children's parents were taken to the 19th Integrated Police District (DIP) to provide clarification and, according to the police chief, they should be charged with abandonment of an incapacitated person. According to Rodrigo Azevedo, the expert initially works with the hypothesis that the fire started in a fan after an electrical overload. Cloths close to the outlet may have contributed to the flames spreading quickly throughout the home. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp "Probably [the fire started] in the fan. They would have received an overload, some cloths on top of the socket that spread the fire, it spread to the ceiling, quickly burning the house", explained the delegate. According to the Civil Police, the residence had only one bed, where the two brothers slept. The property had two floors. Rescue attempt The fire happened in a kitnet on Rua Paraíso I, in the Parque São Pedro community, Tarumã neighborhood, in the West Zone of the capital. According to information obtained at the scene from the Fire Department, the parents had left around 7:30 am and left the children at the residence. The children's grandfather even entered the burning kitchenette to try to save them, but he was unable to do so. He suffered burns to his left hand and left leg. The Amazonas Military Fire Department (CBMAM) was called and controlled the flames. The military cooled and ventilated the structure, which had two floors. The Medical-Legal Institute (IML) and the Technical-Scientific Police Department (DPTC) were also called. The case remains under investigation by DEHS, which is investigating the responsibilities and circumstances of the fire. House where the fire that killed two children occurred, in the Parque São Pedro neighborhood, in the West Zone of Manaus Lucas Macedo/g1 AM