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Three children were burnt alive while being trapped in a house blaze after their mother allegedly locked them inside and went out to drink. On December 19, a horrific fire engulfed the home in Rio Branco, Brazil, and claimed the lives of Diogo Monteiro, four, his brother Caio, two, and baby sister eight-month-old Vitoria Sofia, The Sun reported. According to local reports, neighbors heard their petrified screams but couldn't rescue the helpless kids as the house was padlocked. Unfortunately, the home was being ripped apart by flames by the time firefighters arrived at the Portal da Amazonia neighborhood, per G1 Globo. Doctors reportedly broke down in tears when the dead siblings were brought in. 23-year-old Jociane Monteiro, their mother, was subsequently arrested and taken to the Flagrant Police Station.