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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.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, thought to be brothers, were taken from the bedroom but were later pronounced dead in hospital. Their next-of-kin have been informed.
The boys, thought to be brothers, were taken from the bedroom but were later pronounced dead in hospital. Chris Kirby, group manager at West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, said firefighters were "very upset about the scenes that they had witnessed".
West Yorkshire Police said their next-of-kin had been informed. He said: "They very quickly sent two of their breathing apparatus-wearers inside the property, they extinguished the fire and performed a search of the property and recovered the two boys that were still inside.
A fire service spokesman said the cause of the fire was not being treated as suspicious, but investigations were ongoing. "Our thoughts are with the family affected, clearly it's going to be devastating for them, the local community and there's also an impact on the crews who attended.
The fire is thought to have spread rapidly upstairs in the property, he added. It is believed the property had no working smoke alarms. "I was speaking to some of them yesterday, they had got tears in their eyes."
'Awful experience' West Yorkshire Police 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. It is believed the house had no working smoke alarms.
Shaveta Sharma, a neighbour, said emergency services were "really doing their best" at the scene.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."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.Labour councillor Amanda Pinnock, of Kirklees Council, said: "Because of the area, everybody knows everybody.
"They will be shocked by what has happened.""They will be shocked by what has happened."