Two children remembered for their “enthusiasm for life” died in a house fire in Defiance, Missouri.
Emergency services received a call about the fire around 7:45 a.m. Friday, according to a Cottleville Fire Protection District press release sent to PEOPLE.
The St. Louis County Police Department. Charles, who was called to help with traffic control, posted on Facebook that there were “reports of people still inside” and urged residents to stay away from the area.
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According to a press release from the Cottleville Fire Protection District, after the first fire crew responded to the scene, they entered a bedroom in the back of the home through a window, but were forced out due to “extreme heat and fire.” They tried a second time through a different window and faced similar conditions.
The county reported that additional fire crews arrived at the scene to battle the blaze, making it successful enough to remove the two children, who were pronounced dead at the scene despite efforts by EMS to resuscitate them.
According to the district, five people, including two children, were home at the time of the fire. The adult who survived suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene, according to KSDK. A police officer also received minor physical injuries, according to the press release.
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The St. Louis County Police Department. Charles also confirmed the children’s deaths in a new Facebook post and said they were aged 4 and 6. The Defiance Merchants Association created a GoFundMe campaign for the boy’s family and identified them as brothers Jamison and Julian Keiser.
“Not only will the family have to pay for two funerals, they have lost their house and all their possessions. In addition to your financial support, the family will need your prayers and emotional support as they grieve their loss [sic] two special little boys,” reads the description of the campaign.
The boys were remembered for their “enthusiasm for life” and the “joy they brought to everyone around them”.
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“A tragic morning for members of our neighboring community of Defiance. Our promise to our residents and the residents of the surrounding communities is that we will do our best to save lives in every emergency. We train hard to have successful results. Today was not the outcome we were aiming for.” , the New Melle Fire Protection District wrote on Facebook.
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