FOLSOM, Calif.
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A Folsom couple is in custody after a fire that police said endangered their children.
Matthew Muir, 34, and 21-year-old Brittany Faulkner were arrested Saturday.
Police said the arrests came after a fire at the couple's home in the 700 block of Oakdale Street.
Firefighters said the couple was able to escape the fire, but that their children were still inside when the house went up in flames.
Investigators said a neighbor noticed the fire and rescued the children.
Paramedics said all Muir, Faulkner and the two children were treated for smoke inhalation.
Police said Muir and Faulkner were arrested on charges of child endangerment and that the couple's negligence put the kids in danger.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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