Huddersfield house fire: Two boys aged two and three die in hospital after blaze
Their mother was able to escape with her six-year-old son, but the two boys were trapped in their bedroom
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Your support makes all the difference.Two boys aged two and three have died in a house fire in Huddersfield.
Firefighters were called to a house in Alder Street, Fartown, just after 2pm on Saturday.
Their mother was able to escape with her six-year-old son, but the two boys were trapped in their bedroom.
Fire crews rescued the two boys, but they were later pronounced dead in hospital.
A fire service spokesman said the fire was not thought to be suspicious, but said investigations were ongoing.
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