DETROIT — A mother and three of her children leapt to safety from the second-floor window of their burning house Christmas morning in Detroit; however, two other children died in the blaze, investigators said.
The Detroit Fire Department said the children, aged 4 and 6, were found dead in the living room, WJBK reported.
Officials with the Detroit Fire Department say two children are dead and three more have been injured after fire broke out at a home on Helen Street on Detroit's east side Christmas morning. https://t.co/sYdlpmMWb8
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The mother and the three other children, aged 3, 8 and 10, were injured in the jump. The mother was holding the 3-year-old when they hopped from the window. The 8-year-old girl and 10-year old boy suffered third-degree burns. They were taken to a hospital.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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