Twin three-year-old girls die in house fire
Two three-year-old twin girls have died after a house fire on Monday morning.
Emergency services were called to a home on Mayday Road in Batlow, near Tumut in the state's Snowy Mountains region, about 11am and found the house alight.
NSW Police's arson squad are investigating the cause of the fire.Credit:Edwina Pickles
"Two three-year-old girls, believed to be occupants of the home, were pulled from the house by officers from Fire and Rescue NSW," police said in a media release on Monday.
"Despite the efforts of first responders, the two girls died at the scene.
"A woman and another child, aged five, who are also occupants, were outside the home at the time of the fire."
While the toddlers have yet to be formally identified, the little girls were believed to jave been residents of the home.
A crime scene has been established as the cause of the fire and the circumstances surrounding it have yet to be determined.
"Local detectives are being assisted by the State Crime Command's financial crimes squad's arson unit," police said.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
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