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Three young children die in overnight Van Zandt County house fire; two remain in critical condition
An overnight fire near County Roads 4127 and 4128 killed three children, ages 3, 5 and 8. An adult and a 10-year-old boy were taken to a Dallas-area hospital in critical condition.
Three children died in an overnight house fire in Van Zandt County, and an adult and another child were hospitalized in critical condition, the county fire marshal’s office said Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026.
The fire broke out around 12:30 a.m. near County Road 4127 and County Road 4128. Three people escaped, while firefighters breached an exterior wall to reach four children who remained inside, according to the fire marshal’s office.
The children who died were an 8-year-old boy, a 5-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl. Their names were not released. An adult and a 10-year-old boy were taken to a Dallas-area hospital and remained in critical condition, officials said.
Fire crews from Canton, South Van Zandt, Ben Wheeler and Wills Point responded. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.