“She was trying to get the dog and the smoke got to her because, by the time my sister left her room, the smoke had already engulfed the entire living room,” explained Kaelyn Wells, Rhianne’s older sister.
The family said 15-year-old Rhianne King died trying to save her dogs. Her siblings said she loved her dogs more than anything which is probably why instead of saving herself by escaping out her bedroom window she ran towards the flames to try and save her puppies.
“My mother tried to go back in and save my sister, but she got hurt in the process and had to leave,” Wells said.“I turned around to see if I could escape from my door,” said James, Rhianne’s older brother. “I opened it - too much smoke and immediately closed it then my door handle came off. Then I heard my mom tell me to push out my ac to get out through my window, so I was able to get through. After that, we were gathering up all the dogs that we found trying to see if Rhianne was anywhere.
The family believes the fire was electrical. It started behind their fish tank near some space heaters they had.
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