Body camera footage shows first response to fatal Montgomery Co. fire

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Friday, May 12, 2017
Body camera footage shows rescue attempt at house fire
Body camera video shows police officers' dramatic rescue attempt at fatal house fire.

TAMINA, Texas -- Body cameras captured the emotionally charged moments when first responders arrived on the scene of a Montgomery County house fire that killed three children and injured six family members.

The fire began just after 4 a.m. at a home in 19000 block of Johnson Road near Tamina.

Authorities have identified the deceased children as 13-year-old Terrance (TJ) Mitchell, 6-year-old Kaila Mitchell and 5-year-old Kyle Mitchell.

Body camera footage shows the first response to a fatal house fire in Montgomery County.

The grandparents Bobby and Carrie Johnson, the mother of the children, her 10-year-old son Adrian Mitchell and the uncle Jarvis Johnson were injured.

Several first responders were injured as they attempted to rescue the family from the burning home.

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A pastor of a church in Willis and his family were injured with critical burns.