NEW YORK — Two children were killed and two others were badly hurt in a Staten Island house fire Friday morning, authorities said.
Two others, a boy, 12, and a girl, 14, suffered smoke inhalation and are expected to survive.
The fire happened on Van Duzer Street near Vanderbilt Avenue in Grymes Hill.
Firefighters responded to a 911 call at 10:18 a.m. and arrived in three minutes, the FDNY said.
A girl, 5, died at the scene, police said, and a boy, 6, died at Staten Island University North Hospital.
Four others were rushed by medics to the same hospital. Two boys, 5 and 10, are in critical condition, police said. The older children are in serious but stable condition.
The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.
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