A 14-year-old girl died early Friday after being pulled from a burning home in Ciudad Juárez. She had suffered severe burns and smoke inhalation and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to local reports.
Neighbors and Police Race Into Burning Home
According to KTSM, the fire broke out in the early morning hours at a house near the intersection of Juan Balderas and Islas Carolinas. Municipal police officers and neighbors managed to reach the teenager inside a bedroom and pulled her out, then tried to resuscitate her. She had burns on roughly 80 percent of her body and did not survive.
Fire Crews and Investigators Respond
The city's fire and rescue units and Protección Civil responded to the call. The local outlet Novedades de Chihuahua reported that the emergency call came in at about 4:40 a.m. and that the girl's mother was injured and transported to a hospital. Authorities initially reported that two minors might be involved, but after checking the scene, confirmed one fatality.
Community Mourns Online
Local coverage and social media posts identified the victim as 14-year-old Kamila H., and friends and relatives shared public goodbyes online, Net Noticias reported. The outlet noted that Protección Civil emphasized that investigators will determine what caused the fire and urged residents to revisit basic home safety precautions.
State prosecutors and criminalistics technicians from the Fiscalía General del Estado collected evidence at the home as part of the ongoing investigation into what sparked the blaze, according to Novedades de Chihuahua. Officials have not released an official cause and have asked anyone with information to contact investigators as the probe continues.
