{"id":367565,"date":"2026-07-09T23:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/367565\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T23:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:37:11","slug":"two-siblings-remain-in-burn-unit-after-fort-worth-fire-that-killed-5-year-old-brother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/367565\/","title":{"rendered":"Two siblings remain in burn unit after Fort Worth fire that killed 5-year-old brother"},"content":{"rendered":"

CBS News Texas brought you the story of a fire that claimed the life of a five-year-old boy and sent three of his siblings to the hospital<\/a>. We’ve now learned one of the children tried to save her little brother from the flames.<\/p>\n

On June 25, 2026, an unimaginable loss hit the Barboza family at a home along McCart Avenue in Fort Worth’s southside.<\/p>\n

\"Lyxander<\/p>\n

Lyxander Barboza Mendoza<\/p>\n

family’s social worker, Martha Pi\u00f1on<\/p>\n

Social worker Martha Pi\u00f1on with Cornerstone Assistance Network is helping the family and said five-year-old Lyxander Barboza Mendoza died in the fire.<\/p>\n

“He was always loving on mom and dad. He was just the life of the home. He was the baby,” Pi\u00f1on said.<\/p>\n

Two of Lyxander Barboza’s siblings remain in the burn unit at Parkland Hospital.<\/p>\n

“The oldest is Violeta, and she’s 17 years old. She has third-degree burns, so she’s in the burn unit at Parkland, and the process is going to be a long healing process for her,” Pi\u00f1on said. “Then there’s Angel, which he is 12 years old. He is also in the burn unit.”<\/p>\n

Eight-year-old Azul Barboza was at the hospital but has been released.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There’s a reason why Violeta Barboza ‘s injuries are so severe.<\/p>\n

“She did try to save her little brother [Lyxander Barboza ], and that is why she had the majority of the burns on her body,” Pi\u00f1on said.<\/p>\n

Pi\u00f1on said the children’s mother felt sick and was going to the ER when she got a terrifying call from one of her girls.<\/p>\n

“She didn’t even make it to the emergency room. That’s when her daughter called and said that she could smell. I think something burning, something to that nature, and then they heard an explosion,” Pi\u00f1on said.<\/p>\n

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Barboza Mendoza family<\/p>\n

family’s social worker, Martha Pi\u00f1on<\/p>\n

The family lost everything in the fire and is staying at a hotel. Pi\u00f1on organized a GoFundMe for the family.<\/p>\n

“Given the fact that the children are going to be in the hospital for quite a bit, I’m not sure the length of time, but it’s going to be quite a bit of time there,” Pi\u00f1on said.<\/p>\n

A community vigil for Lyxander Barboza will be held on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Foster Park in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n

\n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n

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