Officials confirmed they are investigating the tsp-alarm fire that broke out early Monday morning. Watch video
UPDATE: Authorities confirm 1 dead, family says 2 children also perished
ORANGE -- Authorities are investigating a "very serious" two-alarm fire that broke out in a multi-story city home early Monday morning, officials confirmed. According to reports, the fire claimed the lives of at least three people who were inside.
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office was on the scene of the fire, which spokeswoman Katherine Carter called "very serious."
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Orange fire officials confirmed they responded to a fire at an occupied home at 251 High Street at about 5 a.m. Monday. Carter could not immediately comment on the condition of the people who were inside the home when the fire broke out.
According to a News 12 report, family members said three people - two young boys and an adult - were killed in the fire. As many as 10 people were in the home at the time of the fire, the report said. Others were injured in the fire, it said.
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