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Lyxander Adryan Barboza Mendoza, 5, died at the scene after a house fire in the 4200 block of McCart Avenue in Fort Worth on June 25.<\/p>\n
Family photo via GoFundMe<\/p>\n
A Fort Worth family is grieving the loss of their 5-year-old son as two other children remain in critical condition after a June 25 house fire that destroyed everything they owned.<\/p>\n
The 5-year-old was identified by family<\/a> as Lyxander Adryan Barboza Mendoza, Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV reported.<\/p>\n Martha Pi\u00f1on, a social worker who has been working with the family, told WFAA that Lyxander is remembered as \u201ca joyful little boy whose faith left a lasting impression on those around him.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe was full of life,\u201d Pi\u00f1on said. \u201cHe prayed all the time. He spoke about Jesus. This loss is huge, and everyone\u2019s feeling it.\u201d<\/p>\n Fort Worth firefighters responded shortly after 3 a.m. to the family\u2019s home in the 4200 block of McCart Avenue after receiving multiple calls reporting a fire, the fire department said.<\/p>\n Seven people including two adults and five children lived in the house<\/a>. Lyxander died at the scene. Two children were taken by helicopter to the Parkland Hospital burn unit in Dallas. Another child was taken in an ambulance to a hospital in Fort Worth. A fifth child was not injured. One adult was treated at the scene; another adult was not injured, according to the fire department.<\/p>\n A bystander who was driving by, Leon Segura, punched through a glass door to get inside and pull two of the children out of the house<\/a> before firefighters arrived.<\/p>\n Two children remain in critical condition in the burn unit and another child was treated for injuries, Pi\u00f1on said.<\/p>\n Family facing unimaginable grief<\/p>\n The children\u2019s mother was on her way home from the emergency room, where she had been for an illness, when the fire started. When the mother arrived, their home was fully engulfed in the fire. The family is now facing unimaginable grief, and it has been \u201cvery heartbreaking,\u201d Pi\u00f1on said.<\/p>\n The 17-year-old daughter remains in critical condition. \u201cShe keeps saying that she tried to save (her brother,)\u201d Pi\u00f1on said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m sure she did.\u201d<\/p>\n The family is staying in a hotel near the hospital as CFS is working to help find stable housing for them, Pi\u00f1on wrote in a GoFundMe organized<\/a> to assist with their lodging, travel, and food expenses.<\/p>\n Pi\u00f1on said a son dying and having two other children fighting for their lives has been overwhelming for the mother. \u201dShe\u2019s hardly slept,\u201d she told WFAA.<\/p>\n In the \u201clong healing process,\u201d Pi\u00f1on said community members have come together to help the family as they rebuild. She asked that the community to keep the family in their prayers as two of the children continue their recovery.<\/p>\n This story was originally published July 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n![\"Fire](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FTW_0625firefolo.JPG\" "\\"FTW_0625firefolo.JPG\\"")
Members of the Fort Worth Fire Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives pass through caution tape after a fatal house fire in south Fort Worth on June 25, 2026. Elvis Martinez-Cartagena FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM <\/p>\n