THREE young children and two women have died in a house fire in Sheffield.
The fire is thought to have broken out shortly after midnight[PA]South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said the "severe" fire broke out shortly after midnight in Wake Road, Sharrow.
A fire brigade spokesman said: "An investigation has commenced, involving police and fire officers, to establish the cause of the fire."
Four fire engines were called to the scene and an aerial ladder was also used to tackle the blaze.
Police and ambulance services also rushed to the house after receiving emergency calls.
The police, who cordoned off the road, said the damaged building was believed to be a terraced house.
A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "At this stage we are not able to confirm where in the house the fire broke out or if anyone else was injured."
Police officers and firefighters remained at the scene, he said.
Five people were killed in the blaze [PA]A spokesman for South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said that details about the fire would become clearer later on today.
He said: "Our investigators are arriving here at 9am, so we will know more later on this morning."
The cousin of one of the women who died, Ishfaq Hussain Kayani, said a nine-week-old baby girl was among the children who died.
He said the other children were aged nine and seven.
Mr Hussein Kayani said his cousin was 54 and the other woman who died was her 20-year-old daughter.
He said: "It's just a huge tragedy. Words cannot describe how sad this is.
"It's a tragedy beyond description."
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