Kennewick firefighters are returning to the Tri-Cities RV Park with the hope of preventing another tragic fire. The fire department is teaming up with the American Red Cross and Kennewick Firefighters Local 1296 to distribute and install smoke alarms at the park at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11. The event is part of the Sound the Alarm campaign. A Nov. 12 blaze at the RV park killed 8-year-old Naomi Quetzalli and left her 14-year-old brother, Lotar Jaciel, with extreme injuries.
He is continuing to be treated in the burn unit at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, said a release from Fire Chief Chad Michael. He has been able to eat on his own, walk around, talk and some of the bandages have been able to come off, according to a GoFundMe that has raised more than $70,000 to help the family.