Blue Mountains fire victims named: Myla, 10, and River, 3, killed in horror blaze on day family was due to move house
The young victims of a devastating Blue Mountains house fire have been identified as Myla Summer-Lea Hughes, 10, and River William Higgins, 3, as tributes continue to pour in.
The two children died in the blaze, while their father and four siblings escaped the inferno at about 2am on Monday at the family’s home in Bowen Mountain, in the foothills of the Blue Mountains.
It’s the first time the children’s ages have been publicly identified.
The fire broke out on the morning the family had been due to move interstate.
The children’s mother, whose six children range in age from 16 to three, was travelling to their new home in Queensland when the fire started.
All five survivors were discharged from Nepean Hospital on Tuesday morning after being treated for smoke inhalation and minor burns.
More to come.
Myla Summer-Lea Hughes, 10, tragically died in the Bowen Mountains house fire on Monday
Her three-year-old brother River William Higgins also passed away
