BELLMEAD, Texas — Four family members were killed in a fire early Tuesday morning in Bellmead, according to McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara.
McNamara said the call initially came in as a grass fire around 3 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find a mobile home on fire in the 800 block of Old Mexia Road.
Once the fire was out, McNamara said they discovered the four victims.
A relative, Melany Tello, identified them Tuesday afternoon as Angelina Villa, 38, her husband Sotero Tello, 46, and their two daughters Noemi Tello-Villa, 16, and Yoagsana Tello, 19.
They have two other daughters, Maria and Melany, who were not in the home.
"It's a terrible thing that's happened," said Angelina's sister-in-law Tiffany Villa. "Hopefully, we can get through it together and stick it out."
Maria and Melany started a Go Fund Me page to help cover the cost of funeral expenses.
"We want to give my family the memorial they deserve, to honor their memory and say our last goodbyes," the post to the page said.
The goal of the fundraiser was $25,000.
McNamara said the fire may have been started by an electrical problem but four state fire marshals will work to determine the official cause.
"Just a real tragedy to lose four of our good citizens like this," McNamara said. "It's really sad. We're going to do everything we can to determine the cause of the fire."
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