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Virginia grandmother, 67, her granddaughter, 9, and pet dog are all killed in house fire – Daily Mail
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A Virginia grandmother, her nine-year-old granddaughter and the family dog all perished in a devastating house fire early Tuesday morning, officials said.
Kaysie Anne Arancibia, a fourth grader at Sleepy Hollow Elementary School was rushed to a local hospital but later died from injuries she sustained in the blaze. The family’s pet dog also did not survive.
Early Wednesday morning, the grandmother Patricia Stoderl, 67, succumbed to her injuries and passed away.
Maurcio Arancibia, Kaysie’s dad, said his ‘soul is broken and his heart is in a million pieces,’ ‘WUSA9 News reported.
‘She was a happy kid, who had a whole future ahead of her,’ Arancibia said, in part. ‘She always used to smile and be playful. Her memory is always just embedded in my heart.’
Kaysie Anne Arancibia, a fourth grader at Sleepy Hollow Elementary School was rushed to local hospital but later died from injuries she sustained in the blaze. The family’s pet dog did not survive, as well
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue were called to a single-family home around 1:44 am on Barrett Road in Falls Church for a fire, officials said. A 9-year-old girl, her grandmother and their pet dog were in the house at the time of the blaze and all sadly perished in the blaze
Since the Tuesday tragedy, a makeshift memorial continues to grow with dozens of smiling photos of the young victim with her father, friends and loved ones, along with flowers, stuffed animals, and candles
Fire officials are still investigating the exact cause of the fire, but Arancibia believes his daughter died from smoke inhalation, the news outlet reported.
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue were called to the single-family home around 1:44 am on Barrett Road in Falls Church early Tuesday morning, according to a fire department news release on Facebook.
Fire officials believe the blaze started in the back of the house but are still investigating the exact cause. It is also unclear if there were working smoke detectors in the house, a report said.
Two white wooden crosses sit outside the home with the names of the deceased and satchels of flowers left by mourners.
Maurcio Arancibia, Kaysie’s dad, said his ‘soul is broken and his heart is in a million pieces,’ WUSA9 News reported. ‘She was a happy kid, who had a whole future ahead of her,’ Arancibia said, in part. ‘She always used to smile and be playful. Her memory is always just embedded in my heart’
Mauricio Arancibia and his daughter Kaysie Anne Arancibia, was a fourth grader at Sleepy Hollow Elementary School
Two white wooden crosses sits outside the home with the names of the deceased and satchels of flowers left by mourners
Flowers, stuffed animals, candles and pictures of the young victim are placed near the site.
Missy Carine, a friend of the mother, Crystal, created a GoFundMe to help with memorial services for her daughter and her mother.
‘Crystal lost her mother and little girl today. Kaysie was a 9 year old fun, energetic, funny, smart little girl who passed away way too soon,’ Carine wrote.
‘Crystal’s mom Tricia was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Who always put others needs before her own.’
As of Wednesday afternoon over $3,000 was raised towards their goal of $40,000.
Kaysie (right) and her mother Crystal. ‘Crystal lost her mother and little girl today. Kaysie was a 9 year old fun, energetic, funny, smart little girl who passed away way too soon,’ Missy Carine, a friend of the mother, wrote in a GoFundMe
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