. >> new tonight at 5:30, a mother and daughter found in their sussex on. fire officials say there were no smoking -- working smoke detectors in their home. >> friends and neighbors are trying to figure out what went wrong. >> the, where care land and stacey died is right behind me. you can see the boarded up windows of the top floor. talking to a lot of people in this neighborhood, and virtually everybody is devastated by their deaths. hours before they were killed they were involved in an automobile accident that sent both of them to the hospital. >> i'd just cannot believe she is gone. >> longtime next-door neighbor tears as she -- -- remembers how they perished after their home caught fire monday night. >> it scared me to death because they are good friends of mine. we have lived here -- i have lived here over 45 years. i have known her all of my life. it is devastating to me. >> according to fire officials, the fire broke out at around 7:30. the home did not have smoke detectors. they would not elaborate on where or how the fire started, neighbors say