Four Children, Two Adults Die in Springdale (AR) House Fire

Six people – two adults and four children – died in a house fire early Sunday in Springdale.

The fire was reported at about 2 a.m. on Sunday morning at 21325 Treehouse Road in Springdale.

Firefighters arrived to find the mobile home fully involved in fire. One child escaped the fire, according to a Washington County Sheriff’s Office news release.

The Nob Hill Fire Department, Goshen Fire Department, Round Mountain Fire Department, Hindsville Fire Department, Central EMS, Air Evac, and Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the Washington County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene.

The victims’ bodies have been sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab to determine cause of death and make positive identification.

Springdale Public Schools announced that some of the victims were students in the schools.

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