Possible, but I think the temple was the site where the remains were found. In Pompeii, the staff in the temple of Isis (the goddess, not the current jihadists) fled on foot with the temple treasury, but at least some of them didn’t make it — the air pockets where their remains had been also held the gold and whatnot. That was during an eruption of course.
> The complex was badly damaged in an earthquake in the middle of the 4th century AD, after which there is very little evidence for cult activity, though there are signs of decline even before this disaster. The rise of Christianity during this time would have discouraged the extensive reconstruction of the sanctuary, especially after the imperial edict of AD 395 closing the pagan temples. The town itself, perhaps weakened by economic decline and the impact of earlier seismic activity, was also devastated by earthquakes in the 4th century AD. Dramatic evidence for this has been revealed in the ruins of houses on the acropolis. Despite this setback, the town was eventually rebuilt, perhaps after a period of abandonment, but apparently thrived into Late Antiquity when the city was the seat of the local bishop, probably based in the fine Christian basilica on the acropolis.
The above story said the four people were found in a house. I was guessing they were awakened by tremblors, grabbed the kids and tried to escape. Totally speculative of course.