A toddler is dead while his brothers and father are in recovery following a Friday, July 5 vehicle fire in Rocky Top, Tenn. The incident is being reviewed by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Chris Barilla is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. His work has previously appeared on Distractify, The Blast, and Entertainment Daily.update from the Rocky Top Police Department, authorities responded to a vehicle fire on Norris Freeway at Mason Street on Friday, July 5, in which one fatality was confirmed. As a result of the fire, authorities shut down Norris Freeway for hours.
Authorities did not immediately identify those involved in the incident and directed inquiries to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. PEOPLE reached out to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for further comment, but they did not immediately respond.
According to the GoFundMe, "Chip; the boys father, has 3rd degree burns on both his hands and arms as well as to the side of his face. Maximus is now in ICU and on breathing tubes with burns from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head. Hendrix has severe 3rd degree burns on one half of his body and will be in a burn unit."
The campaign's organizer, Kayla Hann, also noted, "As we rally together as a family to try to figure out life after this tragedy, bills and funeral expenses should be the last of my aunt and her husbands worries. Any amount will help and prayers are always welcomed.
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