Update: 2nd Child Dies After Northeast House Fire

Family tells ABC-7 the 14-year-old boy involved in a house fire alongside his siblings and grandparents has died.

Isaiah Matos was taken off life support Friday night, according to the boy’s mother.

Isaiah’s 55-year-old grandmother, Monica Matos, and his 9-year-old brother died Friday in Lubbock.

Ysleta Independent School District officials identified the 9-year-old boy as Deman Jones, a fourth-grader at Parkland Elementary.

Two other occupants of the house, including grandfather Luis Matos, 50, and one other child are in critical condition. According to Ysleta ISD officials, the other injured child is Eboney Jones, 10.

Luis Matos was transported to Sierra Providence East in critical condition and then was transported to Lubbock Burn Center due to 2nd degree burns to the hand and feet. Deman Jones was also transported to SPE in critical condition also transported to Lubbock Burn Center. All victims suffered smoke inhalation.

Firefighters contained a huge blaze at a Northeast El Paso home as emergency crews rushed the home’s five occupants to area hospitals.

The fire at 10108 Wolverine Dr. erupted at 1:24 a.m. Friday. According to radio transmissions, the home was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at the scene.

“All we heard was this big loud popping noise and we thought kids were out here playing with fireworks,” said neighbor Eric Ortiz. “When I opened the blinds, I saw the house … just engulfed in flames.”

A total of 64 firefighters responded once neighbors alerted them to the number of people in the home.

Fire dispatch told ABC-7 a child was found unconscious in the home. A neighbor told the ABC-7 crew on the scene he saw emergency crews performing CPR on the 9-year-old boy.

A spokesman for the El Paso Fire Department said a woman driving by the house saw huge flames coming from the home. She immediately started banging on the home’s windows and doors to alert the occupants.

The spokesman says the woman’s efforts woke up neighbors who joined her in trying to alert the family. However, the family was trapped inside the home and was not rescued until firefighters arrived at the scene.

Investigators say the fire started in the living room but are still trying to establish a cause. The family did not have a smoke detector. Investigators also say burglar bars installed on the home’s windows, as well as furniture blocking a bedroom window, complicated rescue efforts.

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