Beatriz A. Melgar

Beatriz A. Melgar was a 14-year-old girl who died, along with her brother and father, when an electrical short started a fire in the Christmas tree in the family home at 3847 Pinewood Terrace in the Lake Barcroft neighborhood of Falls Church on December 30, 2003.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "House Blaze Claims Three." The Washington Times. The Washington Times, 30 Dec. 2003. Web. 30 Dec. 2011.
  2. ↑ Seymour, Liz, and Eric M. Weiss "Father, 2 Children Die in Fairfax Fire; Electrical Short might have Ignited Tree." The Washington Post: B.01. National Newspapers Core. Dec 31 2003. Web. 30 Dec. 2011.