Two children killed in Fujairah villa fire

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Two children, aged 3 and 4, have died after a house caught fire in Fujairah.

According to civil defence, the blaze erupted in a villa in Madhab area around 10:30 am on Monday.

Emergency services rushed to the spot and controlled the fire but the siblings died of smoke inhalation.

An investigation has been launched into the cause of the incident.

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