GATESVILLE, Texas —
A 10-year-old child died on Sunday after a fire in Gatesville. Gatesville Police, Fire, and Emergency Medical Service personnel were dispatched to the 100 Block of Oak Lane around midnight on Sunday.
The child, Cheyenne Harrington was inside the home at the time of the fire and later died at a hospital in Temple.
An autopsy has been ordered.
You you would like to help the family in their time of need, you can donate to their GoFundMe page.
Harrington was a student at Gatesville Independent School District. Gatseville ISD posted on their Facebook page and said, "As most of you probably already know, one of our students passed away in a house fire last night. Cheyenne Harrington was a kind and sweet fifth grade student at Gatesville Intermediate. We were deeply saddened to hear of her passing. As you can imagine her family is devastated, so please be in prayer for them"
The post went on to say, "The family lost everything in the fire, so there has been a benefit account created in Cheyenne's name at National United Bank. As soon as we have service information from Scott's Funeral Home here in Gatesville, we will pass that along as well."
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