A fourth child has died after a fire at his family’s St. Paul home last week, an official said Monday.

A photo of Muaj Vang, 1, was on display at the Hmong 18 Council’s Office in St. Paul on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2023. (Craig Lassig / Special to the Pioneer Press)

Muaj Cag Txuj Vang was 18 months old. He passed away Saturday evening, according to information police received from the Ramsey County medical examiner’s office.

His sister, Ntshiab Siv Vang, 5, and brother, Muaj Tshav Ntuj Vang, 4, died Friday. Ntshiab’s twin sister, Siv Ntshiab Vang, lost her life on Wednesday.

The spelling of the children’s names were provided by two family spokespeople on Monday. They differed slightly from information from police.

Pa Cheng Vang’s wife and two other young children were critically injured in the fire in their Payne-Phalen home. Vang was at work when the fire started Wednesday about 1:30 a.m.

The fire department said the fire on Arkwright Street near Maryland Avenue was accidental and the cause will be included in a final report, which hasn’t been completed.

There were working smoke detectors in the home, but the occupants were likely unable to escape because of the location of the fire on the first floor and because one adult was alone with six children, the fire department said last week.

Fundraising is underway at gofundme.com/f/siv-ntshiab for the children’s funerals.

“I am wholeheartedly grateful for the support, prayers, and donations during this incredibly difficult time,” Vang wrote on GoFundMe.

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