Two children have died in hospital after suffering critical injuries from a house fire in Melbourne’s north-west last week.
Victoria Police confirmed the two girls died surrounded by family in hospital this morning, while their three-year-old brother remains in a critical condition.
It took fire crews up to 30 minutes to retrieve the siblings – two girls aged five and one, and a boy aged three – before they were taken with critical injuries to the Royal Children’s Hospital.
Police said the two girls died surrounded by family in hospital on Wednesday morning, while the boy remains in a critical condition.
Detectives from the arson and explosives squad are investigating the fire, including who was in the property at the time and just before the blaze.
The father of the boy told reporters on Tuesday the three children were “happy little kids” and must have felt “petrified” during the ordeal.
Emergency services were called to the Fergus Court property in Sydenham shortly after 9.30pm on Sunday after reports of explosions on the suburban street.
Five-year-old Izabel, her brother, Kalais, and their 21-month-old sister were pulled unconscious from the house and rushed to the Royal Children’s Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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