Today was a sad and heavy day in Orange Walk Town. A throng of townspeople came out to see the joint funeral for four members of the Petillo family. It was held at the St. Peter's Anglican Church for 36 year-old Alfredo Petillo, his 14 year-old stepson, Kevawn Clarke, his 10 year-old daughter, Mia Petillo, and his 12 year-old daughter, Jayda Petillo, who all perished in a fire on Sunday morning in Orange Walk Town. All four family members were placed into two large coffins, carted out of the small church and then taken in an especially sombre funeral procession.
It's the second time in as many months that four persons have bene lost in a house fire. In this case, the Petillo's were sleeping in their house on Sunday morning - unaware of the fact that a pot had been left on the stove. The pot melted, and started a fire, which quickly melted the plastic butane hose. The 100 pound butane tank became a torch shooting flame across the house, leading to a fire where only the mother and a young child were saved, while the father and three children perished.
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