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Seven siblings die in horror New York fire

March 26, 2015 13:20
The house after the blaze
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A fire in which seven siblings died has left the Orthodox community of Brooklyn in shock.

It is believed that the blaze started after a food-warming plate used on Shabbat malfunctioned.

The fire was the deadliest in the New York area since 2007, fire department officials said.

Neighbours said they could hear the children, aged 5 to 16, calling for help and screaming in the early hours of Saturday night when the blaze - which originated in the ground-floor kitchen - trapped them in first-floor bedrooms.