{"id":506834,"date":"2026-05-06T23:47:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T03:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/child-under-two-dies-in-raging-fire-in-honduras\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T23:47:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T03:47:28","slug":"child-under-two-dies-in-raging-fire-in-honduras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/child-under-two-dies-in-raging-fire-in-honduras\/","title":{"rendered":"Child under two dies in raging fire in Honduras"},"content":{"rendered":"The tragedy struck a family in the municipality of Bel\u00e9n Gualcho, in Ocotepeque, after the death of little Ricardo Noel Garc\u00eda Cortez, just two years and two months old, was confirmed, <\/strong> who suffered severe burns during a fire in his home.\n\n\n

<\/a>According to his father, Ricardo Noel Garc\u00eda Corrales,<\/strong>\u00a0the incident occurred while the family was having lunch inside the house. At one point, the child went to one of the rooms and, seconds later, they began to hear his screams.<\/p>\n\n\nFamily members and neighbors described Ricardo's parents as hardworking and helpful people. Ricardo Noel Garc\u00eda Cortez remained under specialized medical attention before passing away. (Photo: Social media) The fire was allegedly caused by a short circuit, according to relatives of the child. (Photo: Social media) The Fire Department will investigate the exact causes of the fire that claimed the life of the little one. (Photo: Social media) The minor was urgently transferred from Ocotepeque to Tegucigalpa by helicopter.\n\nWe recommend reading:\n\n\n

\u201cWe were in the house having lunch, he went to the room and suddenly we heard him crying; I run out and see that the room is on fire,\u201d<\/strong> narrated the child's father.<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>Without thinking twice, Garc\u00eda Corrales entered the flames to rescue his son, managing to get him out alive from the burning room.<\/p>\n\nThe family heard the little boy's screams seconds after the fire started. (Photo: Social media)The community of Bel\u00e9n Gualcho deeply regrets the death of the two-year-old boy. (Photo: Social media)The boy's father entered the flames to rescue him alive from the burning room. (Photo: Social media)\n\nThe minor's mother, Norma Cortez, explained that the fire was caused by a short circuit. The family maintained the hope that the little one would survive, but the injuries were fatal.\n\n\n

<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe tragedy has generated pain and outrage among the inhabitants of Ocotepeque.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The tragedy struck a family in the municipality of Bel\u00e9n Gualcho, in Ocotepeque, after the death of little Ricardo Noel Garc\u00eda Cortez, just two years and two months old, was confirmed, who suffered severe burns during a fire in his home. According to his father, Ricardo Noel Garc\u00eda Corrales,\u00a0the incident occurred while the family was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133556,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-506834","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized"},"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","dum_api":{"author_name":"Yerandi Santana","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-13-at-5.35.07-PM-96x96.jpeg","categories_name":["Uncategorized"],"featured_media_url":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133556"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506834\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}