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Boys aged two and three die in house fire in Huddersfield | Boys aged two and three die in house fire in Huddersfield |
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Two boys aged two and three have died in a house fire in Huddersfield, the fire service said. | Two boys aged two and three have died in a house fire in Huddersfield, the fire service said. |
Firefighters were called to a property in Alder Street, Fartown, at about 14:00 GMT on Saturday. | Firefighters were called to a property in Alder Street, Fartown, at about 14:00 GMT on Saturday. |
They spoke to a woman and a child who said the boys were in an upstairs bedroom, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said. | They spoke to a woman and a child who said the boys were in an upstairs bedroom, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said. |
The boys were taken from the bedroom but were later pronounced dead in hospital. | |
A fire service spokesman said the fire was not thought to be suspicious, but investigations were ongoing. | |
The fire is thought to have spread rapidly upstairs in the property, he added. | |
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said its thoughts were with the family. |