Dorchester, Massachusetts:

A fire this morning in a triple-decker killed two children ages 9 and 11 in the Boston neighborhood.  Early indications are that it was started by a space heater in the bedroom of the first-floor apartment where four children were sleeping.

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The Boston Globe has the latest HERE.

Chicago, Illinois:

An 8-yr.-old boy is in critical but stable condition after firefighters pulled him out of the basement in a house fire early yesterday morning.  The Chicago Tribune reports:

Ten people — five adults and five children, all apparently related — were inside the home  when the fire, possibly sparked by a space heater in the basement, broke out about 2:50 a.m., a fire official said. 

Firefighters found the boy with his head under a table and in cardiac arrest, the official said. Paramedics revived the boy and put him on a ventilator as they rushed him to Roseland Community Hospital. The child was later taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood.

The Tribune has MORE.

Brooklyn, NYC:

A 3-yr.-old girl was rescued by firefighters Thursday evening after she started a fire, probably playing with a butane lighter.  She is in the hospital with severe burns over 70% of her body.

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New York Daily News has the full STORY.

Tempe, Arizona:

Six people including two children are in the hospital suffering from burns and severe smoke inhalation after their apartment caught on fire yesterday morning.  It is believed to have started when a candle fell over.

Arizona Republic photo

The Arizona Republic has the STORY and a VIDEO.

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