News about Brandon Gonzales

After getting hold of a lighter, a 13-year-old autistic girl tragically died after setting fire to the Christmas tree at his family's North Carolina home. Brenda Contreras Juarez, 30, is distraught after her son Brandon, 13, died in a house fire on Tuesday. At the time of the fire at 6:30 p.m., the autistic child was being care for by a caregiver and another five-year-old child. Family members said he somehow got his hands on a lighter and set their family's Christmas tree ablaze, causing a fire to quickly spread throughout the house. The caregiver and the little girl managed to escape the fire, but Brandon was trapped in the fire and died as a result of his caregiver's efforts.