It's not only possible, but very probable that your friend's daughter never felt a thing. If she was asleep when the fire started - and since she was found in her bed, that's likely the case - my guess would be that she never woke up. read more
Most of the time, the reason people die in house fires is from the smoke inhalation, they suffocate and die in their sleep without being aware that there was ever a fire. Children are often very deep sleepers and they can sometimes sleep through the sound of the fire alarm. read more