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House Fire Claims Life Of Child, Age 4
February 10, 2010
A four-year old child died as the result of a house fire in Atmore Wednesday morning.
The fire was reported in the 200 block of 6th Avenue about 10:30. When firefighters arrived, the house was fully involved. About 15 minutes later, the four-year old was pulled from the home by rescuers and transported to Atmore Community Hospital. Dylan Barnhill, 4, was later pronounced dead.
The child’s mother, Jessica Barnhill, had been able to get another child, Fredrick, 3, out of the house uninjured, but she was unable get Dylan out of the house. A third child in the family, Teressa, 5, was in school at the time of the fire.
Atmore Fire Chief Gerry McGhee said the cause of the fire is under investigation by the Alabama State Fire Marshal’s office.
The American Red Cross is seeking donations for the family. Click here for more information.
For more photos from the scene, click here.
Pictured above and below: A four year old child died as a result of this house fire Wednesday morning in Atmore. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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42 Responses to “House Fire Claims Life Of Child, Age 4”
still thinking about that little child. Tears of joy knowing he is with our holy father.
My prayers have been with u all Jessica since I found out. Ur kids have always had a special place in my heart and I still can’t believe what’s happened. But like someone mentioned he’s looking down on u and is smiling and will be there to watch over u, tessa, and fred now. We all loved him so much and he will be missed by everyone that knew him!!! Jessica we love u all and anythin that u need just give us a call, ur always in our prayers!!!!
jessica my hart and prayers or with yall and i love you all
jessica my heart prayers are with yall we all love an care for yall so much love mom ashley an justin wright
I wish that by everyone grieving with you, it woulkd take some of the pain from your heart right now, but i know nothing will releive your suffering and its something that only you as a mother will bear, but take some comfort that prayers are being said for you and your family from many friends and strangers that have heard of your terrible misfortune and the sad loss of Dylan who we know is in Gods hands now, God Bless And Keep you….
jessica and dean and family—my thoughts and prayers are with you…dylan was such a cute child, i’m sure he is smiling at you from heaven…
I love you Dylan will never forget you………Jessie you are in my thoughts and prayers….I love you all…..
My thoughts and prayers are with this family.
My prayers and sympathy goes to the family! I had recieved a phone call that day and was told about the story.I dont know the mother or the family but all i could do was cry for that little boy! Im a mother myself and couldnt imagine dealing such a tragedy like this one.My deepest thoughts and prayers goes out to his mother and siblings! We all know we arent supposed to question god and his plan but you cant help but to say in your head “God why?” why this way and why this little boy BUT he does have a reason and a purpose we might not know it but we arnt supposed to! Trust in God and have Faith in his work. May God bless you and your family! i think we are all holding our children a little closer tonight!
I am a friend of the family and Dylan was a very sweet, energetic little boy.. This absolutely broke my heart when I heard about it. Teressa, Dylon, & Fred were the sweetest little kids I’d ever met! Everytime they saw me, they gave the best hugs! This is such a terrible loss.. I pray that God will watch over them and hold their family together. I love you Dylan!! We’ll see you again someday!
i am so sorry i church well pray for ever we well have u in our prayers
i went to church with him
such a handsome young boy. it is obvious he was loved by all. this is such a tragedy for us here on earth, as it was said “God makes no mistakes” i will pray for this family and I hope they find support from their neighbors and family. God Bless you.
It has been a long time since I have had a story rip at my gut like this one did. My sister lost her daughter in a car accident and she just aches everyday…I cannot imagine how this family feels…I pray God sends peace that surpasses understanding and eases this mother’s heartache….God bless this family, you will be in my prayers…So sorry to hear about this:(
This is a heart breaking story. I too lost a child. As parents, you are always looking to protect your chidren from harm and when something as rare as this happens, you can’t think of anything else but what you could have done. Our children are in a much better place for they are with our Father. I couldn’t say my daughter was in a better place even though I was and am a believer. It was hard to say because I felt there couldn’t have been a better place than here with me and mommy. This family is in need. They need things to live. They need love. In the book of John, Jesus told his disciples to love one another as He has loved them and by this all would know they are His disciples. That commandment is for us still today.
There is also a story of the disciples rebuking people who were bringing children to Jesus for Him to lay hands on. Jesus not only rebuked his disciples but one translation says He even became indignant with them. He told them “let the children come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Notice He said “belongs”. Jesus had to die for us adults, and we must be born again and have a childlike faith, but the kingdom of heaven belongs to children like Dylan and my daughter.
This message is for Jessica and the family and anyone else who might need an encouraging word. In both 2007 and 2008 I lost 2 of my closest friends and i couldn’t understand why. I tried to figure out what I had done wrong, what I didnt do and why I didn’t. I tried and tried worrying, wondering and crying but I couldn’t, I just couldn’t. There was nothing I could have done or anyone else. God had a plan the whole time. Through it all I had to realize that God does everything for a reason and he doesn’t make any mistakes, Not one! So during this time you might feel like you’ve cried your last tear or done all you can but when you do know that God is right there and he will never ever leave your side. All you need to do is go to God in prayer, he will never leave your nor forsake or put more on you than you can bare. He is an on time God. He may not come when you want him but he will be there right on time. Baby Dylan is in a wonderful place right now he is in heaven and Jessica while we speak he is looking down on you……….smile:)………..you now have a guardian angel to look after you both day and night. So don’t worry he is where there is no crying, no suffering, no sickness or pain just happiness and joy in Jesus and he’s just waiting on his mommy and family to come join him
! Right now I and alot of others are crying with you, hurting with you but most of all we are praying for you! God Bless you and your family, you are in our hearts, minds and prayers!
My prayers and thoughts are with the family,especially the mother. As a mother it is unthinkable to lose a c hild. And for those who wish to argue about Biblical quotes…..you shouldnt quote the Bible until you actually read the Bible. Yes! That baby is in heaven. And hopefully his parents and family will decide to someday meet him there by accepting salvation themselves, if they havent already, for Jesus says ” No one shall come unto the Father but by me”
So sorry for your loss
I felt my heart in my stomache when i heard….can’t stop thinking about this tragedy. The family is in my thoughts and prayers.
Big B was saying for those who have heard this, don’t believe it.
Children will always go to heaven and be with the master.
This is such a horrible thing to happen, there is nothing like the loss of
a child.
Let’s keep our eye on the ball on this one, and lets don’t fight.
Hugs to the family, god be with you!
Not only are there children in Heaven, but Jesus said WE must become as a little child to get there ourselves. There is no doubt where this precious child is today!
whitepunknotondope…
I agree that it was a horrible thing to post here at this time what bill, big b little ill posted. But if you will read it again and realize what he is trying to say, then you will understand that it was meant that it was not believed by him at all of what some idiot told him… My thoughts and prayers are still pouring out for this families loss of their son…
T ….you are so right
White punk, I was speaking to fast for you to un…der…stand…if…you…read…all..of….the..post..you..will..see..I have no idea if this family has herd the same thing…just trying…to re..asure…the …family…that…Dylan…is…in …heaven…with Jesus right now…
Who couldn’t look at that picture and see a beautifull little angel.
My heart breaks for his family as I cannot imagine the hurt they must feel.
Yesterday, Heaven gained more beauty.
Another child that I would gladly have taken his place.
Mickey Powell
My heart aches for this little boy and his family. As a parent you all understand how we are connected by this tragedy.
I’d like to ask Bill what reason he had for posting the following:
“I’ve been told that their will not be babies and children in heaven…”
Bill, perhaps you aren’t intelligent enough to know better (I sure hope that’s the case), but not only is this statement ridiculously offensive, it’s extremely insensitive to post here in light of this tragedy.
Whoever uttered these words to you is an absolute idiot, and you’re not much better for repeating them here.
I’ve been told that their will not be babies and children in heaven, However If you can’t show it to me in the Bible then you better have extreamly good reasons for it. I do think that children will be all over Heaven myself. Why God takes these little ones home before we think it’s time, only God knows. Some day Gods going to take all his people home and when that happens, that little fellow is going to setting there with a great big grin. Until that day my heart goes out to the family and friends of Dylan, my prayers and my tears. May God Bless you and grant you peace.
the lord’s work is never done. I don’t know why this boy was called home so soon. nor did I even know him or the family. I wept when I herd the news of this. I can not say anything, or do anything to comfort this family. I know the lord has a plan, and this young boy will be in heaven. I pray for this family and wish there was something I could do. God Bless you!
WE LOVE YOU BABY DYLAN. YOU ARE GOIN TO BE MISSED DEARLY!!!!!YOU ARE IN GOOD HANDS NOW!!!!!SAVE US A PLACE UP THERE WITH YOU CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU AGAIN….
Kudos to fire and especially ems. the medics really had a tough emotional job to do…and they do it every day. im sure they were all really affected by this today. special place in heaven for them too. really sad story.
i was going down E. Horner and i saw the house fully engulfed the police had already had the road blocked and the firefighters were fighting the fire. right then and there i prayed that there was noone in the house. later i learned that a child had died in the fire. my heart just dropped and i started to cry. my prayers go out to the family and the firefighters.
I am so sorry to hear about this tragedy, this is such a sad story… My prayers and thoughts are with this family…
my prays are with you all. and to the mother there are comfort in the name Jesus ican’t say that it’s going to be easy ,but i can say that jesus will make it bearable and he will make it alright. just trust in God.
So sad! I wonder if the home had working Smoke alarms. Those little $20 dollar alarms can often save your life or the life of a loved one.
It may seem rediculous to some, but try waking your kids up in the middle of the night some weekend to the sound of a smoke alarm and see how they react. Many will panic and stay put in their bedrooms, because they are not sure what else to do.
Kids learn the basics in school, but they need to know what to do if they smell smoke or open a bedroom door to flames in their own home. They need a plan of action. I realize it may be tough to get a four year old to understand, but kids are smarrter than we give them credit for sometimes.
praying for them!!!!!
Best thing I can do.
got all of you guys in my prayers …may god be with you
Just to remind everyone that any time you see a fire, accident, or medical to please dial 911. This house was fully involved before anyone notified the FD. Also please pray for the other child that was in the house. (Note the other child was not hurt in the fire).
Have not been this sad in along time. My prayers for the family and the fire fighters, and especially the mother.
Thank you Angie for mentioning the Firefighters,my husband was one of them today, and it has been a rough day for all of them.
God Bless this Family!
And a special note to the firefighters, you guys hang in there! ALL of you are doing an AWESOME JOB! It makes me proud to know that these guys care so much! Each one of you are special in your own way! Love ya Bug!
I was driving along Church street and saw the house on fire and immediately started praying because I could tell it seemed out of countrol.My heart aches knowing a child died. I am keeping the familyinmy prayers and urge others to do the same.
Such a sad story. My thoughts & prayers are with the family.