Five children killed in Citra house fire Monday night

Ocala Star Banner ^ | 11/09/10 | Austin L. Miller

[Alice in Wonderland]

Five children were killed in a house fire in Citra Monday night.

Three brothers -- Joseph Jordan, 15, Austin Jordan, 13, and William Jordan Jr., 8 -- and their two sisters -- Shyanne Jordan, 12, and Trinity Jordan, 6 -- were killed in the fire at 1760 N.E. 182nd Place. Their 21-year-old aunt, Kyla Cole, was severely burned.

[Alice in Wonderland]

A divorce in 2008, a foreclosure in 2009, and now this . . .

Prayers for the family.

Folks, winter weatehr is here, even in Florida. Please be extra careful with space heaters and other warming devices.

[Alice in Wonderland]

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[brytlea]

Tragic. An entire generation, gone. Prayers for the family.

[LongElegantLegs]

The women told Buie they were awake in their room when they hear the children screaming that there was a fire. When they emerged from the room, they found the front portion of the home fully engulfed in flames. They escaped through their bedroom windows, but the children were trapped inside.

I hope I would have the courage to die burning, rather than live knowing it happened to my kids. Where were they that the teenagers couldn't break through a window and escape?

[Alice in Wonderland]

The boys were all found together in one room after the fire was extinguished. It was an old 1930’s era cracker house. The wood was dry and ripe for burning.

[momtothree]

Prayers for the children and family. I don’t think I could survive something like this. May God embrace the souls of the children and give comfort and strength to the surviving members.

[fatboy]

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