A Memphis, Tennessee father is clinging to life after witnessing his mother, wife, and two children's deaths in a tragic house fire this week.
Authorities said that the deadly blaze was caused by a space heater left functioning in a bedroom.
The kids, aged 8 and 10, their mom, 33, and grandmother, 62, all died in the blaze. The father sustained life-threatening injuries and is currently hospitalized in critical condition.
“He came around back and he mentioned that his kids were in the house,” a neighbor said. “And that's when everybody kind of sprung into action.”
“We went over there and we busted both of those two left-sided windows out and we were trying to reach in and get in but it was just impossible for us to get in.”
The witness continued: “There was way too much smoke and fire by that time it came. There was just no way to get in there anymore.”
