Published September 2, 2002
Tribnet.com
The Associated Press
Two children died when they were trapped in a burning car Sunday morning on the Yakama Indian Nation reservation. A third child, a boy, escaped by rolling down a window and scrambling out.
Rescue crews responded to a car fire Sunday morning off West Wapato Road, KIMA-TV in Yakima reported. Three children had been playing with matches inside the car and became trapped when it burst into flames, KIMA said. Names have not been released. The Yakama Nation tribal police were investigating.