(CNN) Two Phoenix parents whose children had just been removed from their custody were arrested after authorities responded to a fire at their home and discovered human skeletal remains. Rafael Loera, 56, and Maribel Loera, 50, were arrested Tuesday and face charges of child abuse after several children were removed from the home and put in the custody of the Arizona Department of Child Safety, according to the Phoenix Police Department. Officers performed a welfare check and soon "discovered evidence of child abuse," the news release said. Investigators gather at the Phoenix home where authorities found skeletal remains after a fire. DCS officials removed them from the home Tuesday after receiving a court order authorizing them to do so.

Source: CNN January 31, 2020 03:22 UTC