Three siblings and their grandmother die trying to stay warm in their powerless Texas home

NGUYEN FAMILY

The Nguyen children who perished in a house fire.

Three siblings and their grandmother died in a fire as they tried to keep warm against the freezing weather experienced by Texas Feb. 16.

The Nguyen children -- Olivia, 11; Edison, 8, Colette, 5 -- and their grandmother, 75-year old Loan Le, died in a blaze firefighters suspect spread from their fireplace Tuesday.

By the time firefighters arrived at their Sugar Land house at 2 am. the Nguyen hoe was already engulfed in flames. Firefighters had to restrain their mother, Jackie from rushing back into the house.

The fireplace was being used to provide warmth. The neighborhood had been without power since the freeze gripped the state and forced power and water plants to shut down.

The father, Nathan Nguyen, is separated from Jackie and lives in another home in Sugar Land.

Two GoFundMe pages have been established to aid the family. One will raise funds for a foundation to provide tuition assistance to students of their school. St. LaurencelCatholic School. The second GoFundMe page is to raise funds to be directed to the children's topics of interest.

The Nguyen children are part of the 30 deaths as a result of the frigid temperatures and power outages that have plagued Texas for over a week.

"These angels were witty, funny, each with their owners funky and sassy attitudes, and each were extremely loved by me and the entire family," the children's uncle said. "This is a tremendous loss to my brother, their father, to all of us, and we are trying to live and deal with this unbearable pain."