Two teens and a baby were able to escape the deadly flames
At least three people, including a 7-year-old child, are dead after a fire started at an Oklahoma City home in the early hours of the morning on Feb. 7.
A relative of Ashley Morton previously confirmed to KOCO 5 that the woman and her son, 7-year-old Oliver Brumley, died in the house fire. The following day, that same family member told the news station that Morton’s boyfriend, Richard Eubanks, also died in the tragedy.
In an interview with the news station, Capt. Scott Douglas of the Oklahoma City Fire Department said there were “two teenage girls that jumped from a second story window” and landed on a trash can while trying to escape.
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“Fortunately, they’re okay, they are being reunited at the hospital right now,” Douglas said.
There was also a baby in the home at the time of the fire, who reportedly had “multiple surgeries with more on the way” as a result of the incident.
A GoFundMe organized by Tracy Eubanks identified the baby as Richard’s son, “Richard Jr, AKA Peanut.”
Before confirming that the father died in the house fire, his sister Tracy said the baby was taken to a hospital “for severe burns.”
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“Little Peanut is in the PICU and is currently doing as well as can be expected. He has second and third degree burns over 35% of his body. He has a long road ahead of him with surgeries and grafts along the way,” Tracy wrote.
“But he is a tough little guy just like his daddy and has a wonderful medical team treating him,” she continued. “My wife and I will ensure that he is well taken care of from here on out, with support from our family.”
A second GoFundMe organized by Kaylyn Hall stated that any donations “will be used to lay Ashley and Ollie to rest and pay for medical bills.”
A neighbor identified only as Clarissa told KFOR-TV that the deadly fire happened just after 4 a.m.
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“I ran out and told them I was calling 911,” the woman said. “I mean it was bright red, completely covered in flames. And everyone was screaming.”
According to the neighbor, before Richard Sr.’s death, he “was in the front yard yelling for his significant other.”
Clarissa told KFOR-TV she was able to assist firefighters by using The Good Sam app, which allows video to be taken of the scene.
“We know in a crisis situation, especially if it’s your house on fire, you may not give the most accurate information, but this allows us to get a video link of what’s going on in real time,” Captain John Chenoweth, the assistant public information officer with the OKC Fire Department, said.
“We saw that this house was fully on fire even before we arrived,” which let them know to send more units, Chenoweth said.
Although the cause of the fire remains under investigation, authorities say it appears the flames started near the couch, KFOR-TV reported.
