UPDATE: 206 Axtell Block Fire
Media Release from the CLOVIS PD
CLOVIS, NM
On Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at about 9:35 a.m. Police and Fire Services were dispatched to the 200 block of Axtell Street for a report of a structure fire.
This fire included a response from the Clovis Police Department, Curry County Sheriff’s Office, and the Clovis Fire Department. The fire was extinguished within a matter of minutes but sadly two young children lost their lives as a result of the fire.
This incident is being investigated by joint efforts of the 9th Judicial Major Crimes Unit, the Clovis Police Department, and the State Fire Marshalls Office. This fire is believed to be human-caused as the heating system in the residence has been determined not to be the source of this fire.
As the joint investigation continues into this fire, there have been no new developments as to how the fire started. There have been samples collected from the area of the fire but nothing has been identified or confirmed to be a cause for the fire, including any accelerants.
We ask if you or anyone has any information about this fire you call the Clovis Police Department at 575-769-1921, or you can anonymously report information using the Clovis Police Department Tip411 and through the Curry County Crime Stoppers at 575-763-7000
*Picture is not of that of the fire on Axtell
