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One of the five children killed in a tragic Arizona house fire has been identified as five-year-old Zane Michael Jones, according to his mother's Facebook.
Jones' mother Nicole Renae Husko confirmed on Facebook her five-year-old son passed away in the fire on Saturday.
The ferocious blaze erupted at around 5 p.m. on Saturday in the 400 block of Anna Circle in Bullhead City, near the Arizona-Nevada border.
Authorities said no adults were home at the time and the five victims ages 2, 4, 5, 11 and 13 did not manage to escape the two-story duplex.
Husko shared images of Jones and described her son as a 'sweet boy' and 'handsome bright boy.'
Nicole Renae Husko confirmed on Facebook her five-year-old son Zane Michael Jones (pictured) passed away in the house fire
Husko described her son as a 'sweet boy' and 'handsome bright boy'
Husko (left) said of her son (right), 'Such a beautiful soul [taken so] young. May you rest in peace with the other four beautiful children'
She said, 'Mommy loves you so much I'm so lost for words.'
'I don't know what to say I don't know what to think I wish you were here with me.
'I'm so sorry buddy, I love you so much. Such a beautiful soul [taken so] young. May you rest in peace with the other four beautiful children.'
In another post, she shared: 'I only got 5 years with him please bring me my baby back.'
Husko said, 'None of us will ever forget you and the things you've done you make everybody smile.'
DailyMail.com has contacted the mother who lost a son in the tragedy.
Names of the other children have not been released. Four of the children were siblings and the fifth child was a relative, according to Emily Fromelt, a spokesperson for Bullhead City Police Department.
The huge blaze erupted at around 5 p.m. on Saturday and the victims did not make it out of the two-story duplex in the community near the Colorado River
The five victims were ages 2, 4, 5, 11 and 13 - their names have not been released. Four of the children were siblings and the fifth child was a relative
The cause of the is still under investigation. Members from the city's police and fire departments and other agencies including the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are looking into origin of the fire.
Images from the scene showed the fire department frantically spraying the roof of the house to extinguish the blaze.
Lance Ross, public information officer for the Bullhead City School District told AZ Central one of the children was a kindergartener at the nearby Desert Valley School.
'It’s a growing community but, at its heart, it’s still a small community. So when things like this happen, people pull together,' Ross said.
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