Two Children Killed in Georgia House Fire

Two children died in an early morning house fire at the corner of Moseley and Pansy avenues off Pio Nono Avenue in Macon.

Shortly after 4 a.m., firefighters arrived to find the house at 417 Moseley Ave. fully engulfed in flames.

"We were coming all the way down Bloomfield Road and Eisenhower Parkway and we could see the sky lit up," said Sgt. Will Newsome of the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department. "It has been going for a while."

Although some family members escaped the flames, firefighters learned two children were still inside the burning home, Newsome said.

Firefighters rescued two young boys from a back bedroom in the house and administered CPR, Newsome said.

The youngsters were pronounced dead at the emergency room of The Medical Center of Central Georgia, said Bibb County coroner Leon Jones.

Hezekiah Harris, 2, was pronounced dead at 4:33 a.m. while his brother, Tydarious Harris, 4, died about 10 minutes later.

The boys' mother suffered a burn on her shoulder in the blaze, firefighters said.

After crews put out the flames, they discovered a couple of dogs shut in one of the back rooms. The animals seemed fine although a little scared, Newsome said.

Macon-Bibb County arson investigator Capt. Tom Musselwhite said he planned to call in the state arson dog and could also contact the GBI's forensic unit to assist in the investigation.

It was too early to tell what caused the fire that destroyed the one-story home, Musselwhite said as firefighters shot water onto the hot spots in the charred wooden frame.

The heat was so intense it melted The Telegraph newspaper box at the curb and the street sign across the street.

Vinyl siding also rippled on the house next door.

McClatchy-Tribune News Service.