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Two children, a boy, 5 and a girl, 6, and a 45-year-old woman were killed in a house fire along North Hope Street in North Philadelphia early Tuesday, officials say. NBC10’s Lili Zheng has the latest details.

A woman and two children died in an overnight house fire in North Philadelphia, officials said on Tuesday morning.

According to Philadelphia Fire Department Deputy Chief Frank Hannan, the incident began at about 1 a.m. at a home along the 3400 block of North Hope Street in North Philadelphia.

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Upon arrival, he said, firefighters found "heavy smoke conditions" at the property caused by a fire on the first floor in the rear of the home.

After crews entered the property and conduc

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