Victims Identified in Fatal East Texas Fire
Posted/updated on: June 22, 2011 at 4:17 pm
MT. ENTERPRISE Rusk County officials have identified the victims of a fatal fire as April Nicole Yarbrough, 25, Ziquaven Keonta Yarbrough, 7, and Tyrell Deshawn Dixon, 3. Mt. Enterprise firefighters received a call for help at around 6:30 yesterday morning. According to Rusk County spokeswoman Vicky Penny, April Yarbroughs mother left the house for work at 3:30. Later, her brother saw smoke rising from the house while he was helping a friend that was out of gas. He rushed to the house and knocked on the window. When no one answered, he kicked in the door and saw the inside of the house fully engulfed by fire.
According to Rusk County Fire Officials the fire broke out on County Road 3175 off of Farm Road 95 near Mt. Enterprise. The fire was contained shortly after 9:30. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death for the victims, and a fire marshal is trying to determine the cause of the fire.
