An autistic boy tragically died after falling asleep next to an indoor heater which set his pillow on fire.
Jack Bajric, 16, died in a horrific house fire in Cessnock, Hunter Valley, New South Wales. Sunday night.
Firefighters pulled Jack from the burning house but he died at the scene, despite desperate attempts by emergency services to revive the teenager.
Authorities believe the pillow Jack was lying on in front of the heater in the living room while trying to get warm suddenly caught fire while he was sleeping.
Firefighters also suspect there was no working fire alarm inside the home.
Jack’s younger sister, nine-year-old Tylah, was also inside when the family home caught fire, but escaped with the help of a teenage friend.
The tragedy has sparked an outpouring of tributes for Jack.
“I hope you run free up there,” read one heartbreaking note outside the shattered home states.
‘We will miss you.
“I didn’t deserve to go out like that.”
A member of the family He told 9News that he was “a beautiful boy with a big smile.”
Jack Bajric, 16, died after falling asleep in front of an indoor heater at his family home on Alkira Avenue in Cessnock, in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, at 10pm on Sunday.
Emergency crews were able to get him out of the house, but he was unable to be revived and died on the front lawn.
She added that Jack’s death had been “overwhelming and devastating”.
“He was a little soul, happy and full of life, he loved life and he absolutely loved the water,” she said.
Jack’s mother arrived home later and learned that her son had died. Neighbors rushed to the scene and tried to help her, and comforted her.
“The public were trying to help but there were a lot of flames coming out of the house,” said Fire and Rescue Service Commander James Downey.
The temperature had dropped to 3ºC when the house caught fire.
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