Aurora fire: Two children dead and four more fighting for life after huge house blaze

Emergency services rushed to the scene of a house fire in a multi-story home in Aurora, Colorado. Nine people were rescued including a number of children with local reports suggesting a two young girls, 1 & 9, lost their lives

Two young girls have been killed and four more children have been left fighting for their lives following a house fire.

The tragic incident unfolded in Aurora, Colorado, at around 11.30pm Wednesday night. There were nine people in the house at the time and all were rushed to hospital – six in critical condition and three in urgent condition.

Two later died with local reports suggesting it was two children. A dog was found in the house, a multi-story, single-family residence, and rescued.

A statement from Aurora Fire Rescue reads: “A total of nine occupants were located at the home. All were transported by AFR and Falck paramedics to local hospitals. Three of the victims were in urgent condition and six were transported in critical condition. The fire took the lives of two of the victims.”