A fire late Thursday night claimed the lives of two young sisters, ages six and eight, in a multifamily home on Eckard Street. Authorities

As the fire spread through the home, it blew out the windows on both the second and third floors. Neighbor Shonda Simpson called 911 when she saw the flames. “First responders w

Two young children were killed in a house fire in Newark, New Jersey overnight, an Essex County spokesperson told FOX 5.

NEWARK — Two young girls are dead after a horrible fire in this city's South Ward overnight, according to officials. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the fatal fire that killed two victims, according to Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Fennelly.

Two girls, 6 and 8, died in a fire that tore through a multi-family home in Newark, according to New Jersey investigators.

Update: Investigators believe the girls — ages 6 and 8 — may have accidentally sparked the blaze on the second floor of the home while playing with fire at one of their birthday parties, the Newark Fire Department said.

Two children died and eight people were injured in a house fire in Newark early Sunday morning, and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is now investigating the fire.