On Monday, November 30, 2020 at approximately 5:44 P.M. Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 1000 Block of Austin Street in Vidor in reference to a structure fire. Upon their arrival an adult male was transported to Galveston Medical Center for injuries sustained from the fire. While on scene it was determined a child was in the structure and was pronounced deceased. Detectives from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and a State Fire Marshall will be working the investigation of the cause of the fire and the death of the child.
Vidor Independent School District announced that Noah Randell, a sixth grader succumbed to his injuries from the fire. Noah has an older and a younger sibling. Vidor Middle School has counselors on hand for grief counseling for Noah’s classmates, and will continue to monitor his friends and classmates to offer them counseling as needed.
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