Two children have been killed in what police are calling an accidental vehicle fire at a Las Vegas apartment complex . Investigators say four children were playing in and around a parked minivan Saturday evening at the Arcadia Palms on East Sahara Avenue when one of them unintentionally set a fire inside . Two of the children managed to escape unharmed and quickly requested help . The other two children became trapped and were found dead inside after the fire was put out . Two young children have died after a minivan they were playing in on the parking lot of the Arcadia Palms apartment complex in Las Vegas caught fire and exploded ( police scene pictured ) Police say it appears the 6pm fire was unintentional and accidental , and no criminal charges are expected because of the age of the child who started the fire . The names and ages of the children as well as the cause of the fire were not immediately released . Kelvin Young , 29 , a resident of the complex , told the Las Vegas Review Journal he went toward the burning vehicle after he saw a plume of smoke . Shortly after , he described hearing a woman shout 'My baby ! ' and 'My nephew ! ' Another resident told KLAS-TV that a woman , believed to be one of the boy 's mother , was taken to hospital shortly after the incident and described hearing a huge explosion . They said authorities informed them the pair were related . Residents at the apartment complex say they heard a huge explosion followed by a massive plume of smoke . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Youngsters were at the Arcadia Palms apartment complex in Las Vegas . Residents then heard an explosion and saw a huge plume of smoke . Police say it was accidental and they are not expecting to file any charges . The blast occurred around 1:30 a.m. local time on Sunday morning when one person opened fire with a handgun inside his apartment, police said.