FIRE! a Christmas horror

[Lady Cop]

a hero. a daddy. RIP




A Special Forces soldier who recently returned from Afghanistan died while trying to rescue his two young daughters from their burning home, who also perished in the blaze.

Green beret Edward Cantrell, 36, from Cumberland County, North Carolina, and his wife Louise escaped from the early morning blaze by jumping from the home's second floor. Realizing their daughters Isabella, six, and Natalia, four, were trapped inside, Cantrell wrapped himself in a blanket and reentered the home, which is close to the military post near Fort Bragg.

Sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Tanna said: 'He never made it back out.'

Firefighters found their bodies inside the home, Ms Tanna said. The three died from smoke inhalation. The century-old home's timbers were likely very dry, causing a fast-moving blaze, Ms Tanna said. The cause of the fire was under investigation.