Creepy: 2 TN kids thought to have died in a fire actually missing

I take this day off from blogging for Observer Media. I didn't plan on blogging anything, but this AP story caught my attention because the more you think about it, the creepier it gets.

Bedford County, Tennessee authorities found the home of Leon and Molli McClaran in flames last Sunday. It was described as an intense blaze that caused the structure to collapse. It still smoldered Monday as EMS personnel discovered the McClarans.

Police also expected to find 9-year-old Chloie Leverette and 7-year-old Gage Daniel the McClarans' step-grandchildren.

The children weren't found in the rubble. Today the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued 'endangered child alerts' for the kids. Chloie and Gage haven't been seen since Sunday evening.

The blurb on TBI's missing child page for the children is essentially the same:

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Child Alert for the Bedford County Sheriff's Office for 9-year old Chloie Leverette and 7-year old Gage Daniel. The children were last seen on Sunday, September 23, 2012 at approximately 6:30 p.m. by a neighbor. Chloie and Gage lived with their grandparents at 730 Kingdom Road, Unionville, Tennessee. That home was destroyed by fire on Sunday night at approximately 9:30 p.m. According to State Bomb and Arson investigators, the children were not victims of the fire and their whereabouts are unknown at this time. If you have any information concerning the current whereabouts of Chloie and Gage, please contact the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.

I don't blog as much about crime as I used to and won't go too in-depth with this, it just bothers me because the last time I wrote about a case that began similarly--family members dead in some terrible way and two children vanished--it ended horribly.

I just hope those kids are found soon, and they're okay.