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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Sat Oct 26, 2013, 01:59 PM Oct 2013

FDNY says fire that killed 3 boys in the Bronx sparked by candle

Web produced by Jennifer Matarese, Eyewitness News

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Investigators say the fire that killed three children in the Bronx Friday night was accidental, caused by a candle in the kitchen area.

The three-alarm fire broke out inside a building on West 165th Street in the Higbridge section.

5-year-old Elijah Artis, 2-year-old Jeremiah Artis, and 4-month-old Michael Turner were killed in the fire.

Their 25-year-old mother, 4-year-old sister, and 4-month-old baby sister were taken to Lincoln Hospital where they were being treated for smoke inhalation.

Read more at http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9301860

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