2 Barstow girls killed in Christmas tree fire
Aalijah Isom, 2, and her sister Annie Isom, 7, both died after the Christmas tree in their home caught fire. The family is now trying to recover and provide for their other four children.
The fire happened back on Dec. 14, at the Isom family’s home. Charmon Isom and Akeem Isom did all they could to save their family until firefighters got there, but 2-year-old Aalijah Isom and 7-year-old Annie Isom were still stuck inside.
“You run and you try to do as much as you can,” Charmon Isom said .”Bust windows, run in, try and get in try and get under the fire. I have (first-degree) burns on my feet from trying to get in there.”
Charmon Isom recently visited the house for the first time since the fire, saying, “Being here is just giving me the shakes.”
“There’s no amount of money, there’s no amount of valuables that can bring back my children,” Akeem Isom said at the vigil. “There’s nothing that can bring back the happy times that I spent with my child. Both of them.”
The family is now raising money to help pay for the girls’ funerals, as well has to help the rest of the family relocate. More information on that fundraiser can be found by tapping or clicking here.
