Four children died “hugging each other” in a house fire while their mum popped out to buy pizza.
The little ones were alone when a suspected short circuit caused the blaze.
Victoria Sarai Torres Santiago, two, Josué Eliseo Torres Santiago, four, Yamilet Zamora Santiago, eight, and Josira Ariadne Zamora Santiago, 11 all died in the fire.
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Mum Sarai Santiago García, was on her way to pick up a pizza.
Their dad Eliseo Torres Salce, who is a trucker, was out of town on an assignment.
When neighbours saw smoke rising from the property, they called the emergency services.
It’s believed the children couldn’t get out because burning furniture was blocking the way to the front door.
After hearing their cries, the neighbours managed to break a hole in a wall using hammers and sledgehammers.
However, by the time they were able to get the siblings out, they were unresponsive.
Paramedics arrived on the scene in Reynosa, Mexico, minutes later but were unable to revive the youngsters on the afternoon.
It’s reported that Josira had Down syndrome and was hugging her siblings as they died.
Sarai rushed home when she heard about the fire, but by the time she got there her children were dead.
Autopsies showed they died from smoke inhalation, as reported on Need To Know.
Prosecutors reportedly opened an investigation into Sarai for neglect.
Some social media users criticised her for leaving her children alone in the house.
She hit back in a heartbreaking post: “Everyone can judge my life and say what they want, but my babies were everything I had in this damn life.
“I worked, lived, and suffered so they would lack for nothing and unfortunately they’re now gone, a pain I wouldn’t wish on anyone.
“And let he who is without sin cast the first stone.”
Eliseo is the father of the two youngest children and stepfather of the two eldest.
He said in a social media post: “In heaven are half of our lives, those little ones who didn’t deserve to leave so soon and whom we miss with all our being.
“But God is fortunate to have them with him.
“Meanwhile, I will take care of Mum until the day we meet again.”
It is not clear if the investigation is ongoing or concluded without charges.
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