Posted on 01/05/2010 11:47:07 AM PST by autumnraine
Two young sisters were killed in a mobile home fire in Spalding County early Tuesday morning.
The fire was at the Ponderosa Mobile Home Park on Patterson Road, according to officials at the Spalding County Sheriff's Office.
A 2-year-old girl and her 5-year-old sister were killed when they were unable to escape the intense flames.
The girls' mother and neighbors attempted to save the children but the fire was too much.
One neighbor, Tiffany Nix, said she heard the girls' screaming and ran outside to find the mobile home engulfed in flames. Nix broke out a window with her hand in an attempt to save them, but was unable to get inside the back bedroom where the girls were. She suffered injuries to her hand.
The girls' mother, who neighbors identified as Ashley Johnson, appeared to be in shock at the scene. Channel 2 Action News reporter Jeff Dore said the mother was completely covered in soot and suffered blisters to her face when she tried to save her children.
"I heard (their mother) hollering, 'My babies are in there, my babies are in there,'" said Nix.
Another neighbor also attempted to save the children by kicking in a hole underneath the mobile home. The flames were too intense for him to get inside.
The girls' father, who neighbors identified as Russell Johnson, was at work when the fire started.
Officials continue to investigate the cause of the fire. Authorities are looking into the possibility the fire was started by a space heater.
Please pray. They are a good family who just started out a few years back and tried so hard to make it on their own. The job situation in their area is really difficult, and it's hard to heat a mobile home. I guess the space heater was needed as supplemental because of the extreme lows in Georgia right now.
Thank you
autumnraine I am so very, very sorry. Prayers and hugs for you and your family.
Prayers for the girls, their parents, and your family.
Prayers for you and your family, Autumnraine.
I’m asking God for special help for the girls poor mother. I cannot imagine what she must be going through.
Please, Father, this family needs your help. Please Bless and Comfort them. Hold the parents of these precious little girls in your embrace as you soothe their pain. We ask in Jesus Name. Amen.
autumnraine, my heart breaks for you and your family during this horrible tragedy-—My prayers will be for all of you.
Special prayers needed.
I am so sorry for your family’s tragic loss. May God be with you in this terrible time.
My deepest condolences.
Devastating…heartbreaking.
My prayers for the parents.
Their pain and sorrow would be unbearable but for the knowledge the girls are now very safe. And the girls know their mother did everything she could in her attempt to save them.
I am so very sorry, autumnraine. I can’t imagine the pain.
Eternal Father, we ask You to be with this family who is suffering such terrible loss and pain. I pray they may be surrounded by loving friends and that all they need is made available.
Place your healing hands on the distraught mother, release her from survivor’s guilt, and give comfort and strength to all who mourn.
I ask this in the the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen
Oh my. Prayers up for your family. Please give them the strength to make it through this and find find some peace and joy in their lives down the road.
I am so deeply sorry. I am praying right now for your comfort, for the comfort of your family. If you can, please know that those precious little girls are now safe in their savior’s arms. I am so deeply sorry.
Oh my goodness I am so sorry for your loss. Lots of folks use space heaters or kerosene heaters to help heat and sometimes accidents happen. My heart goes out to the mom and dad. Prayers up for everyone.
Oh sweet Jesus, pain beyond imagining. Please, dear Lord, bring some sense of the reality of eternity to this grieving family. They will be with their babies, but they need comfort and some way to heal, dear Lord. Comfort, comfort your people, Lord. In your name. Amen
Our Loving Father, Please Give this Family Your Healing Touch. May Your Mercies be with them, and Your Comfort Bring Peace to their Hearts. Please Bless the Dear Mother, Lord, and Take Away her Torment and Pain. Please Help her, Lord Jesus, to Realize she did All she could. May Your Sweet Presence Strengthen her, and Bring Heaven's Refreshment, and Rest.
Our Savior, we Cling to Thy Word and Thy Promises, that 'though the Mountains should Depart, and the Hills be Removed, "My Kindness shall not Depart from thee, Neither shall the Covenant of My Peace be Removed," saith the LORD that hath Mercy on thee.' (Is.54:10) 'God is our Refuge and Strength, a Tested Help in Times of Trouble.' (Ps.46:1)
May this Family be Comforted, Lord, in Your Grace and Tender Loving Care. Please Lift Away the Darkness of Anguish, and Replace it with the Brightness of Your Love. In Jesus' Name, for the Glory of Heaven's King, amen.
I’m so so sorry.
My best friend’s son was in a wreck last night. They lifeflighted him to Grady with a broke leg. His best friend was killed.
Amen
Prayers for both families
My niece and your and your best friend’s son are there together. (These were my great neices)
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