‘Our hearts are broken’: Brothers die days after house fire in Fairfax County
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The parents of a 6-year-old boy and a 3-year-old boy who were hurt in a house fire on April 10 said the brothers died at the hospital.
Jamey Brice and Reina Brice shared the news on Facebook Monday, saying that William Clarke Brice and Zachariah Henry Brice passed away on April 14, four days after the fire at their home on Whetstone Manor Court.
The couple said in the post: “We are devastated by these horrific events and heart broken that we lost our amazing sons. Our prayers along with all of yours have been answered, just in a different way. It wasn’t what we picked, and we are learning to surrender and trust God more and more.”
Community rallies around family with 2 young boys in hospital after house fire in Fairfax County
They continued by saying: “We have peace in knowing they are both with Jesus and have heard ‘well done good and faithful servant.’ We also have peace knowing that we got more days with them on Earth as we learned they should have been lost in the fire that day. Our heart aches because we want them here, but we have a strong hope knowing that we will see them again and will do our best to share their legacy of love, and joy and encouragement for everyone they met.”
The Brices went on to say that they want people to continue to pray for them as well as give them time to grieve the loss of their two youngest boys.
The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department said the cause of the fire was still under investigation.
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