Two children die in house fire in Wolverhampton

Two children die in house fire10 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBBCPolice are investigating after two children died in a house fire in Wolverhampton on Friday night.Officers from West Midlands Police were called to the fire in Mason Street at about 20:30 BST along with colleagues from West Midlands Fire Service and West Midlands Ambulance Service.Firefighters entered the property and rescued two young children, but they could not be saved and were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.Two other children and a woman were already out of the house before emergency services arrived and were checked over by ambulance staff but did not need hospital treatment.The fire service said after rescuing the two young children firefighters immediately provided emergency care.Medics worked "rapidly to administer advanced life support to both children but tragically they were both confirmed dead a short time later", West Midlands Ambulance Service said.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.