According to emergency services and eyewitness accounts, the fire spread rapidly through the upper levels of the house, cutting off escape routes almost instantly. Sofia’s older brother was the first to notice the smell of smoke and the flicker of flames. Realizing the danger, he ran to the first floor to alert his parents. Together, the family attempted to reach Sofia, calling her name and trying to find a way back up the stairs, but the thick smoke and flames had already made it impossible. Their cries went unanswered.

Tragically, Sofia was trapped in her room. Despite her family’s desperate attempts to