Pregnant woman, 2 children killed in Philadelphia house fire

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A pregnant woman and her two children are dead after a tragic house fire in Philadelphia early Friday morning, authorities said.

Firefighters responded to the home in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood just before 5 a.m. Friday.

Authorities said a total of five residents were at the home when the fire started, including two women and three children.

The deceased woman was found on the second floor. The two children, ages four and five years old, died at the hospital.

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  • Relatives said the woman was pregnant and the two juvenile victims were her children.

    The other woman remains in critical condition, and the surviving child is in stable condition.

    The house was completely destroyed; investigators said working smoke alarms did not prevent the tragedy.

    The cause of the fire is being investigated.