{"id":404677,"date":"2026-08-12T16:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T16:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/404677\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T16:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T16:50:10","slug":"2-year-old-girl-and-her-brother-3-die-in-texas-rv-fire-after-getting-trapped-in-collapsing-camper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/404677\/","title":{"rendered":"2-Year-Old Girl and Her Brother, 3, Die in Texas RV Fire After Getting Trapped in Collapsing Camper"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

Two young siblings under the age of 10 died in an RV fire near Cleveland, Texas, in the early hours of Tuesday, Aug. 11<\/p>\n

Firefighters entered the collapsing RV in an attempt to rescue the children, who were identified by their grandfather as a 2-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy<\/p>\n

Cleveland Fire Chief Sean Anderson said that other family members were checked out for injuries and smoke inhalation and that the cause of the blaze remains under investigation, per KPRC<\/p>\n

Two young siblings have died in an RV fire in Texas, despite firefighters rushing into the collapsing camper to try and rescue them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 5:25 a.m., the Cleveland Fire Department was called to a report of an RV fire with children trapped inside at County Road 3819, five miles south of Cleveland, according to KHOU11<\/a> and ABC13<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cleveland Fire Chief Sean Anderson told KHOU11 that the RV was beginning to collapse while they were traveling to the area, but that firefighters still went inside.<\/p>\n

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County Road 3819 in Cleveland, Texas (stock image)
Credit: Google Maps<\/p>\n

“The children were unfortunately located inside the structure,” Anderson said.<\/p>\n

He later confirmed that the two children were siblings and under the age of 10.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Both children died and Anderson said their bodies had been sent to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Jefferson County, where autopsies will take place, per ABC13.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The children’s grandfather identified them as a 2-year-old girl and her 3-year-old brother, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n

Officials have not confirmed the identities or exact ages of the victims.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Anderson said during a press conference, shared by KPRC<\/a>, that the siblings were in the same area inside the RV and that other family members had been checked out for injuries and smoke inhalation.<\/p>\n

When asked by a reporter whether other relatives were inside the camper at the time of the blaze, the fire chief replied, “They were in the area of the fire at the time.”<\/p>\n

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anderson said a Liberty County chaplain was on the scene to support family members and the firefighters who responded to the call.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cleveland Fire Chief Sean Anderson did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for further information.<\/p>\n

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