CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Division of Fire says two people were killed in a house fire in the Broadway-Slavic Village neighborhood just after midnight Sunday.

Fire crews responded to a 1½-story home on East 52nd Street just south of Fleet Avenue and found heavy flames engulfing the first floor and porch. An adult man and an adult woman were found on the second floor and transported to a Cleveland hospital in critical condition. The victims were declared dead at the hospital.

A Cleveland Division of Fire spokesperson told 3News that hoarding conditions hindered search and rescue efforts and made it more difficult to extinguish the fire.

No firefighters were injured, the fire department said.

Firefighters arriving at the scene reported hearing no working smoke alarms. The fire departme

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