How many children died in the Mount Carmel fire?

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Waco siege — Branch Davidian Flames engulfing the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, ending a standoff with federal agents, April 19, 1993.

Following the fire that destroyed the Mount Carmel compound on April 19, 1993, investigators recovered 75 bodies from the site. Among those who perished in the Waco siege, 25 of the deceased were children.1