"According to the Murrieta Police Department, officers responded to a residential structure fire at 41690 Knight Drive and found a mobile home, carport, three vehicles, two outbuildings and a large pine tree engulfed in flames. Firefighters extinguished the fire after about 45 minutes. The couple's daughters, 11-year-old Abagail Keenan and 12-year-old Emma Keenan, were found dead inside the home, along with several household pets."
"Hales, who is free on $160,000 bail, faces two counts of reckless burning causing death, two counts of reckless burning of an inhabited structure, two counts of child endangerment and one count of animal cruelty. She is also facing a sentence enhancement, according to police. Keenan was charged with two counts of child endangerment and one count of being under the influence of a controlled substance."
"Investigators determined that Hales and Keenan were 'criminally responsible for the fire,' according to police."
A house fire on December 20 in Murrieta killed two young girls, 11-year-old Abagail Keenan and 12-year-old Emma Keenan, along with several household pets. The fire destroyed a mobile home, carport, three vehicles, two outbuildings, and a large pine tree before firefighters extinguished it after 45 minutes. Parents Stacey Hales and Adam Keenan were hospitalized following the fire. Investigators determined both parents were criminally responsible. Hales faces multiple charges including two counts of reckless burning causing death, while Keenan faces child endangerment and drug-related charges. A GoFundMe fundraiser created to help with funeral costs raised over $113,000 before being removed.
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