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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. | |
| 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. |
| A fire official told the Huddersfield Examiner: "There were firefighters with tears in their eyes and they were obviously shook up." | |
| The boys were taken from the bedroom but were later pronounced dead in hospital. | The boys were taken from the bedroom but were later pronounced dead in hospital. |
| West Yorkshire Police said their next-of-kin had been informed. | |
| A fire service spokesman said the cause of the fire was not being treated as suspicious, but investigations were ongoing. | A fire service spokesman said the cause of the fire was not being treated as suspicious, but investigations were ongoing. |
| The fire is thought to have spread rapidly upstairs in the property, he added. It is believed the property had no working smoke alarms. | |
| 'Awful experience' | |
| Shaveta Sharma, a neighbour, said emergency services were "really doing their best" at the scene. | |
| She said: "It's been absolutely awful, I couldn't sleep last night. It's so tragic, an awful experience." | |
| Chris Kirby, group manager at West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, said firefighters battled to save the boys. | |
| He told the Huddersfield Examiner: "Afterwards we went back to base to talk, because they comfort in speaking to one another about incidents like this." | |
| Labour councillor Amanda Pinnock, of Kirklees Council, said: "Because of the area, everybody knows everybody. | |
| "They will be shocked by what has happened." |