Mom, 7-Year-Old Son and Boyfriend Die in Okla. House Fire

Mar. 15, 2025

Ashley Morton and her son Oliver Brumley; Richard Eubanks Sr.Photo:GoFundMe;GoFundMe

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At least three people, including a 7-year-old child, are dead after a fire started at an Oklahoma City home in the early hours of the morning on Feb. 7.

A relative of Ashley Morton previously confirmed toKOCO 5that the woman and her son, 7-year-old Oliver Brumley, died in the house fire. The following day, that same family member told the news station that Morton’s boyfriend, Richard Eubanks, also died in the tragedy.

In an interview with the news station, Capt. Scott Douglas of the Oklahoma City Fire Department said there were “two teenage girls that jumped from a second story window” and landed on a trash can while trying to escape.

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“Fortunately, they’re okay, they are being reunited at the hospital right now,” Douglas said.

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“Little Peanut is in the PICU and is currently doing as well as can be expected. He has second and third degree burns over 35% of his body. He has a long road ahead of him with surgeries and grafts along the way,” Tracy wrote.

“But he is a tough little guy just like his daddy and has a wonderful medical team treating him," she continued. “My wife and I will ensure that he is well taken care of from here on out, with support from our family.”

“I ran out and told them I was calling 911,” the woman said. “I mean it was bright red, completely covered in flames. And everyone was screaming.”

According to the neighbor, before Richard Sr.’s death, he “was in the front yard yelling for his significant other.”

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“We know in a crisis situation, especially if it’s your house on fire, you may not give the most accurate information, but this allows us to get a video link of what’s going on in real time,” Captain John Chenoweth, the assistant public information officer with the OKC Fire Department, said.

“We saw that this house was fully on fire even before we arrived,” which let them know to send more units, Chenoweth said.

source: people.com