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• They didn't.
• "I turned over and waited so I can catch them, and nothing came," she said, holding back tears. "My husband jumped. He said: 'I couldn't find them, babe. I couldn't find them.'"
• The fire killed Michael Hensley, 16, Savannah Coon, 12, and Alivia Coon, 6.
• Firefighters tried to get into the house to save the children, but they were forced out by the intense heat and crumbling structure. Fire Rescue Chief Jim Sideras told reporters that it was agonizing to watch helplessly as the home burned.
• The Whites were treated at a hospital for minor injuries. On Sunday, about 70 people gathered alongside them during an emotional hour to honor the children.
• The family had lived in the home about a month. A row of stuffed animals, candles and a poster dedicated to each victim rested next to what was left.
• Meisha Howard, who babysat the children, said at first, she couldn't believe that they had perished.
• "Then I started to cry, and I was just in shock that it even happened," she told KDLT-TV. "I couldn't believe that they were gone."
• Kristine Winstad lived next to the family for a little more than a year at the Whites' previous home. The girls often played with her children, she said.
• "Savannah was always at my door, even if the kids weren't there," she told the newspaper. "Alivia was just so sweet. She was always outside running around with my son."
• Even people who'd never met the family paid their respects.
• "Who isn't heartbroken when three kids die in a fire -- or die, period -- right before Christmas?" said Trish Ringold, who brought her three children to the vigil. "Tomorrow isn't promised. We were talking about this in the car. Don't ever be mean to your siblings because they might not be here tomorrow."
• Funeral arrangements are pending for the children. Police and fire officials are still trying to determine the cause of the fire.
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