when i saw that, i saw the smoke. there was just smoke all the way down the length of the house. i opened the door and started screaming their names, and then i just -- i realized, i've got to call the fire department. their house is on fire. >> reporter: hott ran with his daughter to a neighbor's, who phoned 911. firefighters arrived in minutes. and so did television news crews, interviewing neighbors. >> i know it's a family with kids who live there. and i don't know -- i hope they're okay. >> reporter: as rescue crews battled the blaze in the harveys' home, they made a grisly discovery. >> they go down to the basement. it's heavy smoke conditions. very little visibility. they come upon two bodies. or two victims. and take them out, remove them from the home, not knowing what their condition is. >> reporter: only outside did the firefighters discover the people they thought were victims of a fire had in fact been