PHOENIX — Tempe Fire officials confirm two additional family members have died after a devastating mobile home fire left two others dead.
The fire sparked at the home Sunday night near Baseline and Kyrene roads.
A child and adult, identified by police Tuesday as 3-year-old Ariareli Ruiz and 51-year-old Monica Ruiz, died during the fire, and three others were taken to a hospital in critical condition.
On Tuesday, officials announced a second child and a second adult, 18-month-old Ellany Ruiz and 24-year-old Enrique “Junior” Ruiz, had also died from their injuries from the fire, bringing the total number of deaths to four.
A fifth person, identified as 22-year-old Valerie Magana-Gonzalez, remains in a hospital in critical condition. Officials say she is the mother of the two children.
Erya Ruiz, one of Monica's daughters, spoke with ABC15 saying the family also lost their father in January.
"None of them deserved it...it just doesn’t make sense," said Eyra.
"We lost Ellany last night after midnight," said Eyra. "We were able to put her with her mom so she could hold her one last time."
The family says there are no words to describe the loss.
"We lost two beautiful girls, my brother, and my mom. And it's not fair, it's not fair at all."
A vigil is planned for Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the home. There is also a Zelle account set up to help the family under the email address of synthia0815@gmail.com.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
EDITOR'S NOTE: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified the days in which each individual had died and has since been updated. We regret the error.
