The first answers were devastating after a Detroit home fire killed 2 boys

Detroit – It took only the first responders six minutes after the start of the fire to set it on fire in a house engulfed in flames on the east side of Detroit.

Detroit Fire Commissioner Eric Jones said, “Units entered, we contained the fire and unfortunately we lost two children.” “It’s very sad whenever you lose a child, but whenever you lose two children at Christmas, it’s not inconceivable.”

With most of the answers being parents, they put themselves in the shoes of 6 and 7 year olds Dylan and Dimarian, the mother who lost two boys.

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“As you can imagine, it hurts a lot of people there. Our firefighters have been damaged. This is Christmas, ”Jones said. “They are all children, they are not imaginative. When I got the call, I literally couldn’t believe it. “

The other three children ran away from home with multiple injuries. Local 4 found out that the mother had to jump from one story to another to keep her alive.

Unfortunately, heartache is not new to the family.

“We lost our brother earlier this year and now we have lost our two nephews, so we are grateful to all those who brought him out but we are hurting and it will not be easy,” said Aunt Denisha Harston. Boys.

An investigation is underway to find out why the fire broke out.