PHOENIX — A young boy and his mother died after an apartment fire Wednesday afternoon in north Phoenix, officials said.
The fire was reported in a first-floor apartment unit near 2nd Avenue and Bell Road at about 1 p.m. The boy could not be revived by the time firefighters found the young child in the unit, according to the Phoenix Fire Department.
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The mother, Ashley Sutter, 37, was taken to the hospital in extremely critical condition and died the following day, officials said.
Sutter’s 3-year-old son, Maximus Hodges, passed away on scene from fire-related injuries. A GoFundMe was created to help their family with expenses.
Two firefighters sustained minor burn injuries, officials said. A man who attempted to get inside the burning apartment before firefighters arrived also sustained some lacerations, Phoenix Fire said.
Firefighters managed to control the fire from spreading to other parts of the building. The fire's cause is under investigation.
Over a dozen people have been displaced by the fire.