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    Two Children Killed In Bronx, NYC Apartment Blaze

    June 12, 2004
    Two children were killed when a fire broke out in a public housing project in the Bronx early Saturday, authorities said.
    BRONX, New York (AP) -- Two children were killed when a fire broke out in a public housing project in the Bronx early Saturday, authorities said.

    Firefighters were called to 1216 Burke Ave. at about 2:19 a.m., according to Firefighter Paul Iannizzotto, a fire department spokesman. The blaze broke out on the second floor of the seven-story building, he said.

    Police said the victims were two boys, aged 5 and 12.

    The building is part of the 10-building Eastchester Gardens complex in the north Bronx.

    The cause of the fire was under investigation.

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